# Incident 19781003030989I: Conaer LA4200, Norwood, MA, October 3, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1978, 15:15 local time
- Place: Norwood, MA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1874° N, 71.1960° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Norwood, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1874&lon=-71.1960&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6684L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6684L-2013-04-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lake LA-4-200 (registry code 5110310, https://openairdocs.org/model/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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,015 total, 1,200 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/19781003030989I

## Narrative

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

NOSE AND LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER LANDING. THEY HAD NOT BEEN LOCKED DOWN, HYDRAULIC SWITCH WAS OFF.

## Other reports on N6684L (1)

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

- [Incident 20020621014489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020621014489I), Jun 21, 2002: Conaer LA4200 (N6684L), Currituck, NC, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot reported that he was attempting to make a water landing on intercoastal waterway when aircraft began to bounce on the surface of the water. The…

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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