# Accident 20020430006249A: Conaer LA4200, Headland, AL, April 30, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 2002, 13:30 local time
- Place: Headland, AL
- Airport: Headland Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.3647° N, 85.3094° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3647&lon=-85.3094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3121P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3121P-2013-04-16) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA02LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020430006249A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MISHAP PILOT STATED THAT PLEASURE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM HEADLAND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (06J), AT APPROXIMATELY 1315 CST. AFTER GEAR RETRACTION AT THE BEGINNING OF CLIMB, THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE WAS NOT PERFORMING PROPERLY, AND HE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER. AT THIS POINT THE AIRCRAFT CEASED TO CLIMB AND BEGAN TO LOSE ALTITUDE. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT IN A PLOWED FIELD, APPROXIMATELY 500 YARDS FROM THE AIRFIELD 06J. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. UPON IMPACT THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND AFT FUSELAGE AREA. THE DAMAGE TO THE WING APPEARED TO ORIGINATE AT THE WING ROOT AREA DUE TO THE DIHEDRAL DISPLACEMENT, DESCRIBED AS AN UPWARD SWEEP FROM NEUTRAL. THE LEFT WING TRAILING EDGE DAMAGE ALSO INCORPORATED THE AILERON, THE LEFT WING FLOAT ALSO DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT UPON IMPACT, THE RIGHT WING FLOAT WAS DENTED, AND THE LANDING GEAR DOORS WERE DAMAGED. (.19) ON APRIL 30, 2002, ABOUT 1430 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A LAKE LA-4-200, N3121P, REGISTERED TO AN INDIVIDUAL, IMPACTED THE GROUND DURING A FORCED LANDING NEAR THE HEADLAND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, HEADLAND, ALABAMA. VISUAL METEO         ROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL LOCAL FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE COMMERCIAL-RATED PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT HAD DEPARTED FROM THE SAME AIRPORT AT AN UNKNOWN TIME. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE APPEARED NOT TO BE PRODUCING FULL POWER. THE PILOT COULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND ELECTED TO LAND IN AN OPEN FIELD ABOUT 500 YARDS SOUTHEAST OF THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND GEAR UP. ON TOUCHDOWN THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND.

## 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 MIA02LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA092), Apr 30, 2002: Lake LA-4-200 (N3121P), Headland, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power for undetermined reason resulting in damage to the airplane during the subsequent forced landing.

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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