# Incident 20180409003829I: Felix Steve RANS S-6S, Lakeland, FL, April 9, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 2018, 18:10 local time
- Place: Lakeland, FL
- 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: N607PJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N607PJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Steve Felix RANS S-6S (registry code 05634L5, https://openairdocs.org/model/steve-felix-rans-s-6s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FELIX STEVE RANS S-6S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 153 total, 153 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180409003829I

## Narrative

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

DURING THE SUN-N-FUN AIRSHOW AT PARADISE CITY, THE PILOT WAS ON FINAL APPROACH AND HEADING WEST WITH THE SUN FORWARD THUS OBSCURING HIS FORWARD VISION.

AIRCRAFT WAS SLOW AND DID NOT HAVE ENERGY TO FLARE, AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN AND BOUNCED A FEW TIMES THEN NLG COLLAPSED AND AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK.

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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