Orlando Heli Air TR-2000 N202TR
25 April 1998 · Lakeland, Florida, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 25 April 1998 at about 12:20 local time, a Orlando Heli Air TR-2000 registered N202TR, operated by Layman F Rodgers JR., was involved in an accident near Lakeland, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 12:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lakeland, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lakeland-Linder Regional (LAL)
- Coordinates
- 27.9805, -82.0103
- Aircraft
- Orlando Heli Air TR-2000
- Registration
- N202TR
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Layman F Rodgers JR.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA98LA143
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to obtain the proper touch down point (landed left of runway) on landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot landed to the left of the designated runway, collided with a raised portion of a taxiway, became airborne, and collided with the ground hard in a nose down right wing low attitude. The right main landing gear separated, and the airplane rotated around the vertical axis to the left. The left wing tip collided with the ground and the airplane nosed down coming to rest on its nose.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 1998 | Cessna 172F | Spring Hill, Florida, United States | Barrett A. Bailey | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1998 | Cessna 172G | Leesburg, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 May 1998 | Gulfstream American 690C | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 1998 | Mohr SKYBOLT | Lakeland, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 May 1998 | Bell 47G | Bunnell, Florida, United States | Wing and Rotor International | No injuries | - |
| 27 May 1998 | Beechcraft 95 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | RAY T. Hanselman | Minor injuries | - |