- Date
- May 25, 1998, 11:50 local (15:50 UTC)
- Place
- Lakeland, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6JJMohr Skybolt
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 26, 2001
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19980525014939A
- Case key
- 38526
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Probable cause
the failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane, after landing, resulting in the airplane departing the left side of the runway and subsequent impact with the ground.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The flight landed on runway 23. The pilot lost control of the airplane, it departed the runway to the left, went over a grassy area, crossed runway 9/27, broke off one of the main landing gear, a wing struck the ground, and the airplane ground looped. The pilot was issues an NTSB Form 6720.1/2 on May 27, 1998. As of December 17, 1998, the completed NTSB Form 6120.1/2, was never returned, and there are no written statements from the pilot on the events of the accident
Factual narrative
On May 25, 1998, about 1150 eastern daylight time, a homebuilt Mohr Skybolt, N6JJ, registered to a private owner, crashed on landing at the Lakeland Airport, Lakeland, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The private pilot reported no injuries. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The local personal flight originated from the same airport, at 1100.
According to the pilot, he intended to stay in the local traffic pattern and perform some touch-and-go landings. He said he had enough fuel for an hour, but the pattern got busy so he was about ready to end the flight. He landed on runway 23. The airplane departed the runway to the left, went over a grassy area, crosses runway 9/27, broke off one of the main landing gear, a wing struck the ground, and the airplane ground looped.
The pilot was issued an NTSB Form 6120.1/2 on May 27, 1998. Many attempts were made by the NTSB on the phone and in conversations with the pilot to help him complete the form. He always gave reasons why had not completed the form and always promised he would. As of December 17, 1998, the completed NTSB Form 6120.1/2, was never returned, and there are no written statements from the pilot on the events of the accident
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6JJ
- Reported as
- Mohr Skybolt
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- LM-6
- Airframe hours
- 618
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Don L. Hall
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Airport
- LAL · Lakeland Linder Regional, runway 23, 5,000 × 150 ft, asphalt
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
- 56
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 559 total · 14 in this make and model · 51 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 88 °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.