# Accident 19970106000929A: Conaer LA4200, Houston, TX, January 6, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 1997, 16:00 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Skyhaven Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7795° N, 95.1099° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7795&lon=-95.1099&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6203V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CONAER LA4200
- Reported engine: CONT IO360A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 696 total, 448 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970106000929A

## Narrative

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

VEERED TO RIGHT EDGE OF SOD RUNWAY LANDING. NOSE WHEEL SANK INTO SOFT AREA SHEARED OFF. SLID 70FT NOSED OVER. (-23) AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 09, THE AIRCRAFT (WITH A NORTH EAST WIND ESTIMATED AT 10K TO 12K) DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE WHEEL SUNK 6 TO 8 INS. INTO THE SOD RUNWAY, CAUSING THE NOSE WHEEL TO BE SHEARED. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED DOWN THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 70 FT. THE NOSE STRUT CUTTING A GROVE 4 TO 6 INS. DEEP. THE RIGHT SPONSON CONTACTED THE GROUND FORCING THE AIRCRAFT TO ROLL INVERTED WITH THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT POINTING TO THE NORTH.

## 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 FTW97LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA078), Jan 6, 1997: Consolidated Aeronautics Lake LA-4-200 (N6203V), Channelview, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of aircraft control due to the pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind. Factors were the crosswind, and the muddy terrain.

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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