# Accident 20120325012249A: Fantasy Air Sro ALLEGRO 2007, Groveland, FL, March 25, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 2012, 18:00 local time
- Place: Groveland, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0386° N, 81.7536° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0386&lon=-81.7536&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2570C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2570C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fantasy Air Sro ALLEGRO 2007 (registry code 060003H, https://openairdocs.org/model/fantasy-air-sro-allegro-2007) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912S series (registry code 55570, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912s-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FANTASY AIR SRO ALLEGRO 2007
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA254) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120325012249A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON MARCH 25, 2012, N2570C COLLIDED WITH TREES FOLLOWING A BALKED LANDING.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS EN ROUTE FROM NORTH CAROLINA TO FLORIDA FOR THE ANNUAL "SUN N FUN" AVIATION EVENT.  PRIOR TO ARRIVAL IN LAKELAND, FL THE AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED A LANDING AT SHEETS AIRPORT (FA42) IN GROVELAND, FL.SHEETS AIRPORT IS EQUIPPED WITH THE FOLLOWING RUNWAYS:RUNWAY 18 & 36 WHICH IS 2000 FEET LONG AND 115 FEET WIDE.  RUNWAY SURFACE IS TURF.RUNWAY 9 & 37 WHICH IS 1780 FEET LONG AND 155 FEET WIDE.  RUNWAY SURFACE IS TURF.THE ESTIMATED WEATHER AT SHEETS AIRPORT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS:WINDS 270 DEGREES TO 300 DEGREES AT 8 TO 17 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 27 KNOTS. SKY CLEAR.A WITNESS LOCATED AT THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 18 STATED THAT HE HEARD AN AIRCRAFT ON FINAL APPROACH AND WALKED OUTSIDE TO WATCH.  THE WITNESS OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT COMING IN AT A "STEEP ANGLE".  THE MAIN WHEELS OF N2570C TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY HALFWAY DOWN RUNWAY 18.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS FURTHER OBSERVED TO BOUNCE AS A RESULT OF THIS FIRST TOUCHDOWN ATTEMPT.  BECOMING AIRBORNE AGAIN AND BOUNCING TWICE MORE BEFORE DRIFTING LEFT TOWARDS A SET OF TANGERINE TREES.  THE WITNESS HEARD THE AIRCRAFT APPLY POWER AND THE PITCH ATTITUDE OF THE AIRCRAFT INCREASE SHARPLY.  AT THIS POINT THE LEFT WING TIP OF N2570C MADE CONTACT WITH A TANGERINE TREE.  THE FORCE APPLIED TO THE LEFT WING CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO ROTATE 90 DEGREES TO THE LEFT AND IMPACT ADDITIONAL TREES LOCATED IN THE AREA.THE LEFT WING RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE FROM THE GROUP OF TREES.  THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.  ONE OF THE THREE PROPELLER BLADES WAS BROKEN AT THE ROOT AND THE OTHER TWO SUSTAINED DAMAGE AT THE TIP OF EACH BLADE.  THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RIGHT WING ALSO SUSTAINED SOME PUNCTURE DAMAGE HALFWAY BETWEEN THE WING TIP AND ROOT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA12CA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA254), Mar 25, 2012: Fantasy Air Sro Allegro 2007 (N2570C), Groveland, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a go-around maneuver in gusty crosswind conditions.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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