# Incident 19971127044199I: Conaer LA4200, Midland, PA, November 27, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 1997, 10:15 local time
- Place: Midland, PA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 40.6330° N, 80.4557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6330&lon=-80.4557&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6056V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6056V-2008-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200 (registry code 2400108, https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-aeronautics-lake-la-4-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONAER LA4200
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971127044199I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON JANUARY 7, 1998, THIS OFFICE CONDUCTED AN INVESTIGATION OF INCIDENT IEA0398004. A LAKE 4-200, N6056V, WITH CRYSTAL JEANETTE SIMMONS (#207629509), AS A PILOT IN COMMAND, WAS INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT AND RIGHT SPONSON AND THE LEFT WING. CRYSTAL JEAN SIMMONS WAS RECEIVING AN AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE SEA FLIGHT TEST CONDUCTED BY ROBERT C. BASINGER (#001659272), DESIGNATED PILOT EXAMINER AEA FSDO-03, WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. INFORMATION RECEIVED BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND, MS. SIMMONS, STATED THAT WHILE CONDUCTING A STEP MANEUVER, SHE NOTICED AN OBSTRUCTION IN THE RIVER. MS. SIMMONS TOOK EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID THE OBSTRUCTION AND IN DOING SO, BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SPONSON COLLAPSED CAUSING THE LEFT WING TO CONTACT THE WATER. AS A RESULT OF THE IMPACT WITH THE WATER, THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING. BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SPONSON HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO IMPACT DAMAGE. THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF AN OUTER SKIN AREA APPROXIMATELY 11 INCHES BY 36 INCHES AND INTERNAL REPAIR OF NOSE RIB. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N6056V (2)

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

- [Accident 19820612023739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820612023739A), Jun 12, 1982: Conaer LA4200 (N6056V), Canandaiqua, NY, Substantial damage. Intermittent power loss on takeoff. Impacted plowed field sideways after wing hit a tree. Power loss cause unknown.
- [Incident 19780809049919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780809049919I), Aug 9, 1978: Conaer LA4200 (N6056V), Rochester, NY, Minor damage. Left gear collapsed on roll out, hydraulic system low on fluid.

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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