# Accident 20210810014209A: Silverlight Aviation LLC DELTA JET-II, Mulberry, FL, August 10, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2021, 07:00 local time
- Place: Mulberry, FL
- Airport: South Lakeland Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9310° N, 82.0416° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9310&lon=-82.0416&mi=10
- Aircraft: N314SL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N314SL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Silverlight DELTA JET-II (registry code 06001AI, https://openairdocs.org/model/silverlight-delta-jet-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SILVERLIGHT AVIATION LLC DELTA JET-II
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 7 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA325) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210810014209A

## Narrative

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

DURING PERFORMING 3RD TOUCH AND GO, PILOT STATES HE WAS TOO LATE ON THE ROUND OUT, CAUSING THE AICRAFT TO BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES, LOST CONTROL AND ENDING IN THE DITCH.

## 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 ERA21LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA325), Aug 10, 2021: Silverlight Delta JET-II (N314SL), Mulberry, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and a subsequent loss of directional control.

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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