# Incident 20140404004319I: Metcalf John William Jr SKYBOLT, Lakeland, FL, April 4, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 2014, 08:00 local time
- Place: Lakeland, FL
- Airport: Lakeland
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0395° N, 81.9498° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lakeland, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0395&lon=-81.9498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49JM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N49JM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Metcalf John William JR SKYBOLT (registry code 056559N, https://openairdocs.org/model/metcalf-john-william-jr-skybolt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: METCALF JOHN WILLIAM JR SKYBOLT
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140404004319I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST CONTROL DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 09R, AIRRAFT LANDED HARD ON L/H LANDING GEAR AND WING TIP MADE CONTACT WITH RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT TIPPED FORWARD CAUSING PROP TO STRIKE PAVEMENT AND L/H MLG COLLAPSED.

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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