# Accident 20020519011079A: Conaer LA4200, Frankston, TX, May 19, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 2002, 17:00 local time
- Place: Frankston, TX
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.0500° N, 95.4994° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0500&lon=-95.4994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1298L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CONAER LA4200
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020519011079A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS EXECUTING TOUCH AND GOES AT HIS HOME SEAPLANE LANDING ZONE AT LAKE PALESTINE, TEXAS. ON THIRD LANDING A GUST OF WIND LIFTED THE LEFT WING CAUSING THE RIGHT SPONSON TO DIG INTO THE WATER PIVOTING THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT, RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. BOTH WINGS, NOSE, PROP, ENGINE MOUNT AND FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES WERE ALL DAMAGED. THE RIGHT WING HAS APPROXIMATELY A 1" GAP AT THE TRAILING EDGE BETWEEN THE FUSELAGE. THE PROP STRUCK THE AIRFRAME AND THE LEFT WING AND NICKED A LONGERON. THE TAIL SECTION APPEARS TO BE OKAY.

## 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 FTW02LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA156), May 19, 2002: Lake LA4-200 (N1298L), Frankston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to adequately compensate for wind conditions while landing on the water which resulted in a water loop/swerve. A contributing factor was a wind gust.

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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