# Accident 20130831016559A: Breezer Aircraft BREEZER, Lakeland, FL, August 31, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 2013, 09:07 local time
- Place: Lakeland, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9937° N, 82.0142° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9937&lon=-82.0142&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5625Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5625Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Breezer BREEZER (registry code 060004U, https://openairdocs.org/model/breezer-breezer) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912S series (registry code 55570, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912s-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BREEZER AIRCRAFT BREEZER
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 60 total, 60 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13CA399](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA399) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130831016559A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (P.I.C.) WAS PERFORMING PATTERN WORK/TOUCH AND GO'S TO RWY 27. HE HAD A TOTAL OF 3.1 HRS. SOLO P.I.C. TIME INCLUDING 1.1 HRS. OF TOUCH AND GO PATTERN WORK PRIOR TO THIS FLT.

THE P.I.C. COMPLETED 6 TOUCH AND GO'S AND THIS WAS HIS 7TH LANDING AND FINAL LANDING. ABOUT MID FIELD ON A LEFT DOWNWIND, HE ANNOUNCED HIS POSITION AND REQUESTED FROM ATC, A FULL STOP. ATC THEN REQUESTED THAT THE P.I.C. MAKE A SHORT APPROACH; 3 0R 4 OTHER ACFT. WERE ALSO IN THE PATTERN AT THIS TIME.

HE ACKNOWLEDGED AND COMPLIED WITH THE ATC REQUEST AND TURNED BASE WEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF RWYS. 27 & 5, FLEW ALONG TAXIWAY E. WHILE STILL AT THE NORMAL TRAFFIC PATTERN ALTITUDE FOR RWY. 27,  SUBSEQUENTLY TURNING FINAL FOR RWY. 27 ABEAM OF THE 27 RWY MARKING ON THE RWY..  THE PILOT THOUGHT HE WAS A LITTLE HIGH, BUT BELIEVED HE HAD ADEQUATE RWY. AHEAD. THE ACFT. TOUCHED DOWN AT APPROXIMATELY ABEAM TAXIWAY F, ABOUT THE MID-POINT OF RWY 27 WHICH HAS A LENGHT OF 8,499 FEET.

HE STATED THAT, "I TOUCHED DOWN (THE TOUCH DOWN DID NOT SEEM THAT HARD) AND BOUNCED." THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO BRING THE ACFT. DOWN GENTLY, THE NOSE ATTITUDE GOT LOW, ACFT. LANDED ON THE NOSE WHEEL, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR BROKE AND PROPELLER STRUCK THE RWY. CAUSING SUDDEN ENG. STOPPAGE.  THE PILOT SHUT OFF THE FUEL, ACKNOWLEDGED ATC'S TRANSMISSIONS, SHUT OFF ALL SWITCHES, IGNITION, EXITED THE ACFT. AND CALLED THE OWNER.

## 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 ERA13CA399](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA399), Aug 31, 2013: Breezer 912ULS2 (N5625Y), Lakeland, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in the collapse of the nose landing gear.

## Other reports on N5625Y (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20160126003299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160126003299I), Jan 26, 2016: Breezer Aircraft BREEZER (N5625Y), Lakeland, FL, Minor damage. On January 26, 2016 at approximately 1740 EDT, a Breezer Aircraft (N5625Y), serial number 004LSA, piloted by CFI [privacy data omitted], certificate number…

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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