# Incident 19970218010459I: Conaer LA4200, Deland, FL, February 18, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1997
- Place: Deland, FL
- Airport: Deland Municipal-Sidney H Taylor
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0670° N, 81.2838° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DELAND MUNI-SIDNEY H TAYLOR FLD (DED), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0670&lon=-81.2838&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85213, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85213) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lake LA-4-200 (registry code 5110310, https://openairdocs.org/model/lake-la-4-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONAER LA4200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,890 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970218010459I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR FAILED TO FULLY EXTEND DURING APPROACH. PIC UTILIZED ALC EMERGENCY PROCEDURES TO FULLY EXTEND GEAR, WITHOUT SUCCESS. PIC MADE GEAR UP LANDING IN GRASSY AREA ALONG SIDE RUNWAY. NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT PERSONS OR PROPERTY. MAINTENANCE INSPECTION FOUND LEFT INNER HINGE PIN WORN WHICH PREVENTED LEFT MLG FROM LOCKING IN EXTENDED POSITION. #3. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT MLG FAILED TO PROPERLY LOCK IN PLACE DUE TO A WORN HINGE PIN. THE HINGE PIN SHOWED MORE THAN NORMAL WEAR FOR THE TOTAL TIME ON THE AIRCRAFT. THE HINGE PIN WILL BE SENT TO THE LAKE FACTORY FOR TESTING.

## Other reports on N85213 (1)

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

- [Accident 20081217854349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081217854349A), Dec 17, 2008: Conaer LA4200 (N85213), Lake Apopka, FL, Substantial damage. On January 2, 2009, NTSB investigator [privacy data omitted] called the north Florida flight standards district to advise of an accident involving lake LA-4,…

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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