# NTSB MIA97LA116: Rosen ONE Design, N213JR, Lakeland, FL, April 7, 1997 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: April 7, 1997, 13:20 local (17:20 UTC) - Place: Lakeland, FL - Coordinates: 27.980087, -82.010116 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9801&lon=-82.0101&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 25, 1997 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 38244 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA97LA116 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/38244/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA116 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - weather condition - crosswind - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause) - landing gear,tailwheel - overload - go-around - performed, pilot in command ## Analysis The airplane was observed making a crosswind landing. As the pilot started his round out/flare, the nose pitched up and the airplane banked to the left. The airplane touched down on the left main gear and tailwheel. The airplane started to porpoise and bounced four times before the pilot initiated a go-around. The tailwheel broke off on the third bounce. The witness called the advisory tower, informed them of the situation, and asked them to relay the information to the control tower, so they could inform the pilot. The pilot made a low pass by the tower to confirm the damage. A short time later the pilot informed the tower that his windshield was obscured by oil. He made another approach which resulted in a go-around. He remained in closed traffic and made an emergency landing to the grass. ## Factual narrative On April 7, 1997, about 1320 eastern daylight time, a Rosen experimental airplane, N213JR, registered to a private owner, operating as a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, experienced a hard landing at Lakeland-Linder Regional Airport, Lakeland, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The airline transport pilot reported no injuries. The flight originated from Fernando Beach, Florida, about 1 hour 20 minutes before the accident. The pilot stated he made a crosswind landing to runway 27 left. He touched fast and made a hard landing, and the airplane began to porpoise. He made a go-around and remained in right closed traffic. The tower controller informed him that his tailwheel appeared to be hanging down, and to make a low pass by the control tower. A short time later, the pilot informed the tower that his windshield was obscured with oil. He attempted another approach for landing which resulted in another go-around. He remained in closed traffic and made another landing in the grass to the left of runway 27. A witness stated he was west bound on a taxiway and observed the accident airplane during his landing sequence. As the pilot started his round out/flare the nose pitched up and the airplane banked to the left. The airplane touched down on the left main gear and tail wheel. The airplane started to porpoise and bounced four times before the pilot initiated a go-around. The tailwheel broke off on the third bounce. The witness called the advisory tower, informed them of the situation, and asked them to relay the information to the control tower, so they could notify the pilot. ## Aircraft - Registration: N213JR (not matched to a registry record) - Reported make and model: Rosen ONE DESIGN - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 0156 - Airframe hours: 97 - Engines: Lycoming IO-360 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Jack M. Rosen - Registered owner: Jack M. Rosen - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Continuous airworthiness, March 30, 1997, 18 hours before - Departed: 55J, FERNANDO BEACH, FL - Destination: LAL - Airport: LAL, Lakeland-Linder Regional, runway 27L, 6,000 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 60; airline transport, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: center; flight hours: 5,800 total, 97 in this make and model, 5,600 as pilot in command, 40 in the last 90 days, 22 in the last 30 days, 10 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 30° at 5 knots - Visibility: 12 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 3,500 ft broken - Temperature: 68 °F, dew point 68 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19970407010119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970407010119A), Apr 7, 1997: Amtr ONEDESIGN, Lakeland, FL, Substantial damage. Hard crosswind landing. Went around, ATC advised tailwheel hanging. Oil on windshield. Tried runway,landed on grass (-23) [privacy data omitted] aircraft… 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.