# NTSB MIA03CA093: Boeing A75N1, N2535R, Lakeland, FL, April 4, 2003 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: April 4, 2003, 11:50 local (16:50 UTC) - Place: Lakeland, FL - Coordinates: 27.988889, -82.018608 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9889&lon=-82.0186&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 30, 2003 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Orlando, Florida - NTSB case key (mKey): 56749 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA03CA093 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/56749/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03CA093 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain control during the landing rollout which resulted in the airplane exiting the runway, impacting a runway light, and nosing over. ## 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 - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - runway light - Nose over, landing - roll ## Analysis The pilot stated that he was landing on runway 09L, and as the airplane slowed down the left wing came up and the airplane started to weather vane into the wind. He said that he attempted to apply corrective control inputs, but the airplane exited the runway, and the propeller impacted a runway light. The main landing gear wheels dug into the sand and the airplane flipped over, incurring damage to the propeller, left wing, and vertical stabilizer. Prior to the accident there were no failures or mechanical malfunctions to the airplane or any of its systems. ## Factual narrative On April 4, 2003, about 1150 eastern standard time, a Boeing A75N1, N2535R, registered to and operated by a private individual as a Title 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight ran off the runway during the landing rollout at Lakeland, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The commercial-rated pilot and one passenger were not injured, and the airplane incurred substantial damage. The flight originated in Palatka, Florida, the same day, about 1015. The pilot stated that he was landing on runway 09L, and as the airplane slowed down the left wing came up and the airplane started to weather vane into the wind. He said that he attempted to apply corrective control inputs, but the airplane exited the runway, and the propeller impacted a runway light. The main landing gear wheels dug into the sand and the airplane flipped over, incurring damage to the propeller, left wing, and vertical stabilizer. Prior to the accident there were no failures or mechanical malfunctions to the airplane or any of its systems. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2535R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2535R), registered now, S/N 75-485, built 1940 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Boeing A75N1 - Registry model: [Boeing A75N1(PT17)](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (registry code 1380134) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental W670-6N](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-6n) (registry code 17318, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 75-485 - Engines: Teledyne Continental W-670-6N reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Air race/show, Part 91 - Operator: Paul M. Horovitz - Registered owner: Paul M. Horovitz - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: 28J, Palatka, FL - Destination: LAL, Lakeland, FL - Airport: LAL, Lakeland Linder, runway 09L ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 49; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2; flight hours: 1,436 total, 243 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days, 15 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 150° at 9 knots - Visibility: 15 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft broken - Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 59 °F - Altimeter: 30.07 inHg - Observed at: GIF ## 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 20030404015069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030404015069A), Apr 4, 2003: Boeing A75N1, Lakeland, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) While landing on runway 9 left at Lakeland linder regional airport, Lakeland, Florida, pilot lost control and allowed aircraft to depart the right side… ## Other investigations on N2535R (2) 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 NYC67D0660](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0660), May 4, 1967: Boeing A75N1 (N2535R), Mays Landing, NJ, substantial damage - [NTSB UNK64X1356](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1356), Apr 18, 1964: Boeing PT17 (N2535R), Mays Landing, NJ, substantial damage 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.