# Accident 19810913059059A: Conaer LA4, Gainesville, FL, September 13, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1981, 14:05 local time
- Place: Gainesville, FL
- Airport: Gainesville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6901° N, 82.2718° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GAINESVILLE RGNL (GNV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6901&lon=-82.2718&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2528P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2528P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4 (registry code 2400102, https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-aeronautics-lake-la-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONAER LA4
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,491 total, 274 in this make and model, 157 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA81DLA35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DLA35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810913059059A

## Narrative

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

SELECTED GEAR DOWN PRIOR TO LANDING BUT FAILED TO TURN ON HYDRAULIC PUMP TO LOCK DOWN MAIN GER. GREEN LITES NOT ON.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA81DLA35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DLA35), Sep 13, 1981: Lake LA-4 (N2528P), Gainesville, FL, substantial damage

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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