# Accident 19980124003579A: Conaer LA4200, Satasota, FL, January 24, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 1998, 14:30 local time
- Place: Satasota, FL
- Airport: Lake Evers
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N2994P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2994P-2021-03-06) (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
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,847 total, 1,618 in this make and model, 81 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA98LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980124003579A

## Narrative

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

UNCOMMANDED PITCHDOWN ON CLIMBOUT. ABLE LAND BACK ON RIVER. LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ATTACH FAILED DUE TO FRETTING. (-23) DURING TAKEOFF AT ABOUT 300 FEET, THE ATTACH BRACKETT FOR THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER FAILED CAUSING THE ASSEMBLY TO BE PUSHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY 45 DEGREES. THE AIRPLANE PITCHED DOWN ALMOST VERTICAL, BOTH PILOTS PULLED BACK ON THE CONTROLS RIPPING THE ELEVATOR TORQUE FROM THE LEFT ELEVATOR. CONTROLLED FLT WAS OBTAINED AND A WATER LANDING WAS MADE.

## 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 MIA98LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA078), Jan 24, 1998: Lake LA-4-200 (N2994P), Sarasota, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: inadequate clearance and fretting wear of the fitting/beam attachment to the angle/top beam, due to inadequate design, which resulted in fatigue and subsequent failure of the fitting/beam attachment…

## Other reports on N2994P (1)

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

- [Accident 20200814016989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200814016989A), Aug 14, 2020: Consolidated Aeronautics Inc. LAKE LA-4-200 (N2994P), West Palm Beach, FL, Destroyed. West Palm Beach, FL (F45): N2994P, LA42, heard a pop while landing. Aircraft caught on fire on taxiway while taxiing. Fire started behind the pilot area. Both…

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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