# Accident 19961208042419A: Conaer LA4, Gallipolis,, OH, December 8, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 1996, 14:00 local time
- Place: Gallipolis,, OH
- Airport: Gall-Meigs Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8191° N, 82.1903° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8191&lon=-82.1903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7632L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7632L-2017-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lake LA-4 (registry code 5110302, https://openairdocs.org/model/lake-la-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONAER LA4
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 72 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC97LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961208042419A

## Narrative

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

CROSSWIND DRIFT. PLANE BEGAN GO AROUND. STALLED. HIT PARKED AIRCRAFT. AIRFRAME ICING FACTOR. BOUNCED ON LANDING. (-23) ON DECEMBER 8, 1996, AT 1400 EST, A LAKE LA-4, N7632L REGISTERED TO JAMES H. SROCK, AUBURN HILLS, MICHIGAN, LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHILE LANDING AT GALLIPOLIS, OHIO (GAS) AND COLLIDED WITH AN AIRCRAFT PARKED ON THE RAMP AND A HANGAR, WHILE ON A PLEASURE CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. NO VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. BOTH AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT TROY, MICHIGAN (7D2) ON DECEMBER 8, 1996 AT 1030 EST.

## 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 NYC97LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA027), Dec 8, 1996: Lake LA-4 (N7632L), Gallipolis, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, and his failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in a collision with a hangar and parked aircraft. Factors relating to the…

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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