# Incident 19960331011729I: Conaer LA4200, Wauchula, FL, March 31, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1996, 13:00 local time
- Place: Wauchula, FL
- Airport: Wauchula Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.5149° N, 81.8805° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WAUCHULA MUNI (CHN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5149&lon=-81.8805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8543W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8543W-2010-02-09) (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 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONAER LA4200
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960331011729I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT LANDED AT WAUCHULA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT ON 3-31-96, WITH ITS GEAR UP. ROBERT KELLETT WAS RECEIVING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION FROM NORVAL DAWSON AT THE TIME OF THE GEAR UP LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY JACKED UP. THE GEAR WAS LOWERED. DAMAGE EVALUATED TO BE MINOR ,AND RELEASED FOR SERVICE. NOTE: PIC AND SIC REFUSE TO PROVIDE THE CREW HISTORY DATA, REQUIRED BY THIS FORM. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N8543W (1)

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

- [Accident 20070413006269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070413006269A), Apr 13, 2007: Conaer LA4200 (N8543W), Sarasota-Brade, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) A lake LA-4-200, N8543W, collided with utility power lines while attempting an emergency landing at Sarasota/Bradenton international airport (srq)…

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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