# Incident 19880505041029I: Conaer LA4200, Mchenry, IL, May 5, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1988, 11:40 local time
- Place: Mchenry, IL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3363° N, 88.2915° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McHenry, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3363&lon=-88.2915&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8513G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8513G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lake LA-4-200 (registry code 5110310, https://openairdocs.org/model/lake-la-4-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONAER LA4200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 34 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880505041029I

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE A HARD WATER LANDING WITH AMPHIBIOUS AIRCRAFT. BOUNCED AND DAMAGED NOSE SECTION OF HULL.

## Other reports on N8513G (1)

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

- [Incident 19841021071289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841021071289I), Oct 21, 1984: Conaer LA4200 (N8513G), Mount Dora, FL, Minor damage. Pilot tighten turn during water taxi. Distracted by canopy and allowed wing to drop. Float hit water, broke away.

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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