- Date
- November 5, 2006, 17:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Lakeland, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5657LAmerican AA-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 26, 2007
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- FAA FSDO
- FAA report
- 20061105025019A
- Case key
- 64870
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Probable cause
The pilot's misjudgment of the landing flare/touchdown which resulted in a hard landing.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that while maneuvering to land she misjudged the flare, landed hard, and the airplane incurred damage. The pilot further stated that prior to the accident there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions to the airplane or any of its systems.
Factual narrative
On November 5, 2006, about 1700 eastern standard time, an American Aviation AA-1 airplane, N5657L, registered to and operated by a private individual, as a Title 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, incurred damage during a landing at Lakeland, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The private-rated pilot was not injured, and the aircraft incurred substantial damage. The flight originated from Venice, Florida, the same day, about 1415.
The pilot stated that she departed from Venice Municipal Airport, Venice, Florida, en route to Green Swamp Aerodrome, Lakeland, Florida, and while maneuvering to land she misjudged the flare, landed hard, and the airplane incurred damage. The pilot further stated that prior to the accident there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions to the airplane or any of its systems.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5657L
- Reported as
- American AA-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 0057
- Airframe hours
- 1,367
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2C, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Bhamanee Anjani Girwarr
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 1, 2006 · 10 hours before
- Departed
- VNC · Venice, FL
- Destination
- FD33 · Lakeland, FL
- Airport
- FD33 · Green Swamp Aerodrome, runway 36, 2,600 × 100 ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 44
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3
- Last flight review
- October 1, 2006
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 100 total · 19 in this make and model · 100 as pilot in command · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 70° at 12 knots, gusting 18
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 77 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.12 inHg
- Observed at
- LAL
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.