SilverLight Aviation Delta Jet-II, N314SL: Accident occurred August 10, 2021 at South Lakeland Airport (X49), Mulberry, Polk County, Florida

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. 

The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident.

Additional Participating Entity:

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Tampa, Florida 

https://registry.faa.gov/N314SL

Location: Mulberry, FL 

Accident Number: ERA21LA325

Date & Time: August 10, 2021, 08:00 Local 

Registration: N314SL

Aircraft: SILVERLIGHT AVIATION LLC DELTA JET-II 

Injuries: 1 Minor, 1 None

Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Instructional

Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information

Aircraft Make: SILVERLIGHT AVIATION LLC

Registration: N314SL

Model/Series: DELTA JET-II 

Aircraft Category: Weight-shift

Amateur Built: No

Operator:

Operating Certificate(s) Held: None

Operator Designator Code:

Meteorological Information and Flight Plan

Conditions at Accident Site: VMC 

Condition of Light: Day

Observation Facility, Elevation: KLAL,142 ft msl

Observation Time: 07:50 Local

Distance from Accident Site: 4 Nautical Miles

Temperature/Dew Point: 26°C /26°C

Lowest Cloud Condition: Clear 

Wind Speed/Gusts, Direction: 3 knots / , 110°

Lowest Ceiling: None 

Visibility: 10 miles

Altimeter Setting: 30.15 inches Hg

Type of Flight Plan Filed:

Departure Point:

Destination:

Wreckage and Impact Information

Crew Injuries: 1 Minor, 1 None

Aircraft Damage: Substantial

Passenger Injuries:

Aircraft Fire: None

Ground Injuries: 

Aircraft Explosion: None

Total Injuries: 1 Minor, 1 None 

Latitude, Longitude: 27.931049,-82.041565 (est)

 

TAMPA, Florida (WFLA) — Two people suffered minor injuries after an ultralight aircraft crashed in Mulberry Tuesday morning, officials said.

The incident occurred in the area of U.S. Highway 60 and Coronet Road.

A Polk County Sheriff’s Office said the two people on board suffered “slight injuries,” but were okay.

https://www.wfla.com

This morning (Tuesday, August 10, 2021) around 8:00 a.m., PCSO received calls about an aircraft crash alongside Coronet Road in Mulberry, and deputies along with Polk County Fire Rescue responded to the scene.

The pilot of the SilverLight Aviation Delta Jet-II, 71-year-old Charles McLochlin of Lake Placid, was conducting “touch and go” landings on the grassy runway that parallels Coronet, when on his fourth “touch and go” the front wheel collapsed upon landing, causing the nose of the craft to collide with the ground, and then rotate and come to a stop in a ditch.