# Incident 19980517013029I: Conaer LA4200, Anchorage, AK, May 17, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1998, 14:22 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2135° N, 149.8447° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MERRILL FLD (MRI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2135&lon=-149.8447&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2672P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2672P) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 350 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980517013029I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: IAL38051701 PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GOES (7 TOTAL). HE LEFT THE LANDING GEAR DOWN FOR THE LAST THREE CIRCUITS. PILOT STATED THAT THE PREVIOUS LANDING HAD PUT A SIDE LOAD ON THE GEAR. ON THE 7TH LANDING THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED (RETRACTED). ALL LANDINGS WERE FULL STALL (BETWEEN 45-50 MPH @ TOUCHDOWN). THE PILOT RETRACTED THE OTHER TWO GEAR WITH THE GEAR LEVER AND SLID ON THE KEEL. ONLY OBSERVABLE DAMAGE IS SLIGHT GOUGING ON LEFT HAND WING FLOAT/SPONSON BOTTOM FAIRING/RUB STRIP AND SLIGHT RUB SPOT ON FORWARD KEEL. NO OBVIOUS PROBLEMS OBSERVED WITH LEFT OR RIGHT GEAR LOCKING MECHANISMS AND NO DAMAGE OBSERVED ON GEAR. OWNER WILL HAVE A MECHANIC INSPECT THE GEAR (RETRACT TEST) BEFORE NEXT FLIGHT AND REPORT FINDINGS TO FSDO.

## Other reports on N2672P (1)

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

- [Accident 19930715023719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930715023719A), Jul 15, 1993: Conaer LA4200 (N2672P), Turner Lake, AK, Substantial damage. Flew into contact with lake prior to flare. Glassy water existed.

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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