19990825033959I

Incident · Destroyed

FAA incident report · Conaer LA4200 · Shorewood, MN · August 25, 1999

Date: August 25, 1999 · 19:13 local
Place: Shorewood, MN
Airport: Lake Minnetonka
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N2573P
Reported as: Conaer LA4200
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 11,000 total100 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N2573PRegistration cancelled Oct 25, 2013 · Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200S/N 872 · Built 1977 Airframe modelConsolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200 Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Downgraded to incident (-23) while taxiing, aircraft hit a large boat wake, aircraft right wing hit the water, aircraft rotated to the right and impacted water hard. On September 22, 1999, pilot sent statement to this office and the chicago NTSB thatthere was no intent for flight. Pilot stated that he was giving a water ride to the kids. Pilot stated that there was excessive boat traffic and he was only inspecting his intended takeoff point for a much later departure. Chicago NTSB and this office have now ceased investigation of this as an accident. There was no intent for flight. This file has been downgraded to a incident. This report formally was numbered CHI99LA310.

As the FAA filed it

DOWNGRADED TO INCIDENT (-23) WHILE TAXIING, AIRCRAFT HIT A LARGE BOAT WAKE, AIRCRAFT RIGHT WING HIT THE WATER, AIRCRAFT ROTATED TO THE RIGHT AND IMPACTED WATER HARD. ON SEPTEMBER 22, 1999, PILOT SENT STATEMENT TO THIS OFFICE AND THE CHICAGO NTSB THATTHERE WAS NO INTENT FOR FLIGHT. PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS GIVING A WATER RIDE TO THE KIDS. PILOT STATED THAT THERE WAS EXCESSIVE BOAT TRAFFIC AND HE WAS ONLY INSPECTING HIS INTENDED TAKEOFF POINT FOR A MUCH LATER DEPARTURE. CHICAGO NTSB AND THIS OFFICE HAVE NOW CEASED INVESTIGATION OF THIS AS AN ACCIDENT. THERE WAS NO INTENT FOR FLIGHT. THIS FILE HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED TO A INCIDENT. THIS REPORT FORMALLY WAS NUMBERED CHI99LA310.