Piper PA-16 accident near Lakeland, FL
On April 5, 2002, a Piper PA-16 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Lakeland, FL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- April 5, 2002
- Place
- Lakeland, FL
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-16 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 27.992°N, 82.020°W
- NTSB ID
- 20020411X00499
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On April 5, 2002, about 1505 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-16, N5293H, and a Betts RV6A, N3333S, registered to private owners, operating as 14 CFR Part 91 personal flights, collided in flight while landing to runway 27 right at Lakeland-Linder Regional Airport, Lakeland, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for either airplane. Both airplanes sustained substantial damage. The private pilot in the PA-16 was seriously injured injuries and the private pilot in the RV6A was fatally injured. The PA-16 flight originated from Perry, Florida, on April 5, 2002, at 1330. The RV6A flight originated from Cross City, Florida, on April 5, 2002, at an undetermined time. The Sun N' Fun Fly-In, Lakeland, Florida, Notice to Airman, effective April 7-13, 2002, states that controllers will contact pilots on the aircraft radio using the pilots aircraft color and type of aircraft to provide sequencing and other arrival and traffic information. The controllers may ask the pilots to rock their wings as an acknowledgement for instructions. The air traffic controller working as the local controller in the Lakeland tower stated that several airplanes were approaching from the north. The maroon RV6A was in front of the gray PA-16 on the downwind for runway 27 right. He called the base leg for the RV6A and the pilot was slow to respond. He called the base leg for the PA-16 and the separation looked good between the two airplanes. He observed the PA-16 overtaking the RV6A on final and instructed the RV6A to side step to runway 27 left, bu
Probable cause
The failure of PA-16 pilot to maintain a visual lookout and to yield the right-of-way to a lower airplane while on final approach resulting in a midair collision. Contributing to the accident was the failure of both pilot's to adhere to an ATC clearance while landing, and the subsequent in-flight collision of both airplanes with terrain.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
