# Incident 19780528040529I: Conaer LA4200, Aquia Creek, VA, May 28, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1978, 15:00 local time
- Place: Aquia Creek, VA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 38.4307° N, 77.3764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aquia Creek, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4307&lon=-77.3764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2596P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2596P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200 (registry code 2400108, https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-aeronautics-lake-la-4-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONAER LA4200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 100 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780528040529I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STUDENT APPLIED EXCESSIVE RUDDER CAUSING AUXILIARY FLOATS TO BUCKLE DURING STEP TURN PRACTICE.

## Other reports on N2596P (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19910601018569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910601018569A), Jun 1, 1991: Conaer LA4200 (N2596P), Battle Creek, MI, Substantial damage. Amphibian bounced into air after crossing boat wake while step taxiing. Student cut power. Nosed into lake. Sank.
- [Accident 19790520014589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790520014589A), May 20, 1979: Conaer LA4200 (N2596P), Oak Grove, VA, Substantial damage. Pilot aborted takeoff when he determined he was not becoming airborne soon enough to clear trees. Hit drifting log.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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