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FAA incident report · Conaer LA-4 · Meredith, NH · August 17, 1996

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Date
August 17, 1996 · 10:00 local
Place
Meredith, NH
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7611L
Reported as
Conaer LA4
Reported engine
Lycoming O360*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,650 total1,000 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days
N7611LRegistered now · Lake LA-4S/N 384 · Built 1968Airframe modelLake LA-4Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: Mr. Herbert oliver stated that he had just completed his biennial flight review with Mr. Mike briggs, a CFI from emerson aviation and was returning to his home. He set up his landing (as he usually does) to the north-north west, with pine island on his left. His approach to the landing was made about 5 knots faster than normal, with a touch down speed of approximately 55-60 knots. He said, "I think I hit a boat wake." He was then in the air again, with water splashing around and the aircraft spun around. He regained his thoughts and then taxied the aircraft to his house. This is also where he keeps the aircraft. He lowered the landing gear to taxi up the beach/ramp area, but the nose gear would not extend completely. The nose gear was forced down by hand and he then taxied up the beach/ramp to his parking spot. I asked and checked for any other witness(s), but no one appeared to have seen the mishap. I called bangor automated flight service station to check for a name of the person who had reported it. The response was that it appeared to be anonymous. Photographs were taken of the aircraft damage.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: MR. HERBERT OLIVER STATED THAT HE HAD JUST COMPLETED HIS BIENNIAL FLIGHT REVIEW WITH MR. MIKE BRIGGS, A CFI FROM EMERSON AVIATION AND WAS RETURNING TO HIS HOME. HE SET UP HIS LANDING (AS HE USUALLY DOES) TO THE NORTH-NORTH WEST, WITH PINE ISLAND ON HIS LEFT. HIS APPROACH TO THE LANDING WAS MADE ABOUT 5 KNOTS FASTER THAN NORMAL, WITH A TOUCH DOWN SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 55-60 KNOTS. HE SAID, "I THINK I HIT A BOAT WAKE." HE WAS THEN IN THE AIR AGAIN, WITH WATER SPLASHING AROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT SPUN AROUND. HE REGAINED HIS THOUGHTS AND THEN TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT TO HIS HOUSE. THIS IS ALSO WHERE HE KEEPS THE AIRCRAFT. HE LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR TO TAXI UP THE BEACH/RAMP AREA, BUT THE NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND COMPLETELY. THE NOSE GEAR WAS FORCED DOWN BY HAND AND HE THEN TAXIED UP THE BEACH/RAMP TO HIS PARKING SPOT. I ASKED AND CHECKED FOR ANY OTHER WITNESS(S), BUT NO ONE APPEARED TO HAVE SEEN THE MISHAP. I CALLED BANGOR AUTOMATED FLIGHT SERVICE STATION TO CHECK FOR A NAME OF THE PERSON WHO HAD REPORTED IT. THE RESPONSE WAS THAT IT APPEARED TO BE ANONYMOUS. PHOTOGRAPHS WERE TAKEN OF THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE.