# Incident 19950322010209I: Conaer LA4, Melbourne, FL, March 22, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1995, 10:30 local time
- Place: Melbourne, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0836° N, 80.6081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Melbourne, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0836&lon=-80.6081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3027P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3027P-1997-05-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200 (registry code 2400108, https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-aeronautics-lake-la-4-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONAER LA4
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 380 total, 14 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950322010209I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON MARCH 22, 1995 AT 1030 EST, LAKE LA-4-200, OWNED BY FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND PILOTED BY RICHARD CHARLES CROASDALE, MADE A HARD LANDING DURING A SIMULATED FORCED LANDING ON TO LAKE WASHINGTON, NORTHWEST OF MELBOURNE, FLORIDA. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE PILOT AND STUDENT WERE UNINJURED. THE PILOT HELD A VALID COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON MARCH 22, 1995 AT 0930 EST. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N3027P (1)

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

- [Accident 19960507009549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960507009549A), May 7, 1996: Conaer LA4200 (N3027P), Melbourne, FL, Substantial damage, 3 fatal. Struck trees on climbout from water takeoff. Unknown why since conditions normal. 6000 ft water. No anomalies.

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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