# Accident 20000908040069A: Conaer LA4200, Laconia, NH, September 8, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 2000, 09:25 local time
- Place: Laconia, NH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5765° N, 71.4823° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laconia, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5765&lon=-71.4823&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2594P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2594P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200 (registry code 2400108, https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-aeronautics-lake-la-4-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONAER LA4200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,202 total, 76 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA255) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000908040069A

## Narrative

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

(.4)ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2000, ABOUT 0925 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A LAKE LA-4-200, N2594P, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A TOUCH AND GO LANDING ON LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE, LACONIA, NEW HAMPSHIRE. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE OVER FLEW THE LAKE AT 500 FEET FOR AN INTENDED LANDING. THE WATER CONDITIONS LOOKED "GOOD," AND THE PILOT OBSERVED TWO BOATS THAT WERE ABOUT 1 MILE FROM THE AREA WHERE HE PLANNED TO LAND. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE LAKE AND THE PILOT ELECTED TO PERFORM A TOUCH-AND-GO. AS THE TAKEOFF RUN BEGAN, AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 50 KNOTS, THE AIRPLANE PASSED THROUGH THE WAKE OF A MOTORBOAT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF; HOWEVER, THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER, BEFORE RE-FLOATING UPRIGHT ON ITS PONTOONS. (-23) PILOT WAS GOING TO DO A TOUCH & GO. LANDED AND WAS STARTING T/O. DID OT SEE BOAT WAKE. HIT WAKE AND BOUNCED. NOSED INTO SECOND WAKE.

## 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 NYC00LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA255), Sep 8, 2000: Lake LA-4-200 (N2594P), Laconia, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. A factor in the accident was the large wave.

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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