# Incident 19970319015039I: Conaer LA4250, Key Largo, FL, March 19, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1997, 15:19 local time
- Place: Key Largo, FL
- Airport: Ocean Reef Club Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.3243° N, 80.2757° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OCEAN REEF CLUB (07FA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.3243&lon=-80.2757&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80MP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80MP-2016-06-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerofab LAKE 250 (registry code 5110322, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerofab-lake-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONAER LA4250
- Reported engine: LYC IO540C4B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 450 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970319015039I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT INADVERTANTLY FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR IN THIS AMPHIBIOUS AIRPLANE WHILE CONDUCTING A RUNWAY LANDING.

## Other reports on N80MP (1)

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

- [Incident 19930526019989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930526019989I), May 26, 1993: Conaer LA4250 (N80MP), Ft Myers, FL, Minor damage. Nose gear partially retracted on landing rollout.

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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