# Incident 19980815020979I: Conaer LA4200, Harsens Island, MI, August 15, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1998, 16:00 local time
- Place: Harsens Island, MI
- Airport: Pontiac Lake
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5895° N, 82.5885° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Harsens Island, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5895&lon=-82.5885&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6185V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6185V) (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: 5,500 total, 400 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980815020979I

## Narrative

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

TAXIING ROUGHT CAUGHT WAKE OF BOAT, DECIDED TO TAKEOFF & CAUGHT ANOTHER WAKE AT TAKEOFF. ENROUTE TO DET NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. LANDED AT PONTIAC LAKE.

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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