# NTSB MIA00LA143: New Standard D-25, N930V, Lakeland, FL, April 15, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: April 15, 2000, 18:00 local (22:00 UTC) - Place: Lakeland, FL - Coordinates: 27.980451, -82.009231 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9805&lon=-82.0092&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 6 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 4, 2000 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 49116 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA00LA143 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/49116/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA143 ## Probable cause the pilot's improper inflight planning/decision to land long, with a tailwind, on a wet grass runway that resulted in the loss of control and the airplane exiting the runway, incurring substantial damage. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - in-flight planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause) - distance/speed - misjudged, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - tailwind - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - wet - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - berm ## Analysis The pilot was giving airplane rides at Sun n' Fun, and stated that he landed long to give a helicopter near the approach end of the grass strip plenty of room. The pilot further stated that he landed with a tail wind, and did not slow the airplane down quickly enough, so upon applying the brakes, the airplane skidded on the wet grass and exited the runway, incurring substantial damage to the left wing. The mechanic who is repairing the wing stated that the front wooden wing spar cracked at the end strut attach point to the lower left wing, in the vicinity of the steel fitting. ## Factual narrative On April 15, 2000, about 1800 eastern daylight time, a New Standard D-25, N930V, registered to a private owner, and operated as Title 14 CFR Part 91 commercial sightseeing flight, lost control during the landing rollout at Lakeland, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed. The airplane received substantial damage, and the airline transport-rated pilot and five passengers were not injured. The flight originated the same day, about 1750. The pilot was giving airplane rides at Sun n' Fun, and stated that he purposely landed long to give a helicopter which was on a taxiway, 100 yards from the approach end of the grass strip, plenty of room to maneuver. The pilot further stated that he landed with a tail wind, and did not slow the airplane down quickly enough, so upon applying the brakes, the airplane skidded on the wet grass, exited the runway and traversed a small berm, during which the left wing sustained damage. On May 3, 2000, an FAA inspector contacted the NTSB, stating that the pilot just reported the accident to him. The FAA inspector further stated that the airplane was not available, since the pilot had organized his own post accident examination and recovery of the accident airplane. The inspector said that the pilot had determined that the lower left wing spar had broken, recovered the airplane, and removed the wing, shipping it to a repair facility in Kentucky. A mechanic at the repair facility stated that the accident airplane's front wooden wing spar was cracked at the end strut attach point to the lower left wing, in the vicinity of the steel fitting. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N930V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N930V), registered now, S/N 152, built 1930 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: New Standard D-25 - Registry model: [New Standard D-25](https://openairdocs.org/model/new-standard-d-25) (registry code 7050100) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 152 - Engines: Wright J-6-7R-760-8 220 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Business, Part 91 - Operator: Joseph W. Kittinger - Registered owner: Steve Oliver-Suzanne Oliver - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, April 5, 2000, 22 hours before - Departed: LAL - Airport: LAL, Lakeland Linder Regional, runway 9, 2,500 × 100 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 71; airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: rear; flight hours: 16,000 total, 660 in this make and model, 16,000 as pilot in command ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 290° at 12 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 52 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: TPA, 30 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20000415007019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000415007019A), Apr 15, 2000: Lakeland, FL, No damage. (-23) Accident occurred following a long landing on a wet grass runway. At the Lakeland linder regional airport (lal). The airplane skidded on the right side… ## Other investigations on N930V (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 CHI03LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA162), Jun 13, 2003: New Standard D-25 (N930V), West Bend, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive braking during landing roll. Contributing factors to this accident were the pilot's lack of experience in the accident airplane. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.