Shimer One Design accident near Lake Wales, FL
On September 20, 2006, a Shimer One Design (airplane) was involved in an accident near Lake Wales, FL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- September 20, 2006
- Place
- Lake Wales, FL
- Aircraft
- Shimer One Design · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 27.894°N, 81.620°W
- NTSB ID
- 20060921X01373
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 20, 2006, about 1334 eastern daylight time, the pilot of N973D, an amateur-built experimental category Shimer - One Design (DR 107), was fatally injured, subsequent to a nose-over, during the landing rollout at Lake Wales Municipal Airport (a non-towered airport), Lake Wales, Florida. The airplane was owned by the pilot and operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) cross-country flight under the provisions of Title 14, CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated from Aero Acers Airport, Fort Pierce, Florida. Representatives from the Federal Aviation Administration, Orlando, Florida, Flight Standards District Office, and the Lake Wales police department reported there were tire marks on runway 35 that indicated the airplane touched down on the runway, and at some point during the landing roll the airplane veered left of runway centerline. The airplane exited the hard surface runway, nosed over, and came to rest on the western edge of the runway adjacent to the taxiway "bravo" intersection. The FAA inspector reported that the airplane's canopy was crushed and damage was noted to the vertical stabilizer. There were no witnesses to the accident. The pilot of a departing aircraft (DHC-6 Twin Otter) reported seeing the wreckage during his initial climb from the airport. A statement from the pilot is contained in the public docket for this case file. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot held a private pilot certificate with an airplane single-engine land rating. The pilot held an FAA third clas
Probable cause
The loss of control for an undetermined reason during the landing roll.
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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.
