# Incident 20020621014489I: Conaer LA4200, Currituck, NC, June 21, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 2002, 10:45 local time
- Place: Currituck, NC
- Airport: Currituck County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3999° N, 76.0154° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CURRITUCK COUNTY RGNL (ONX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3999&lon=-76.0154&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6684L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6684L-2013-04-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lake LA-4-200 (registry code 5110310, https://openairdocs.org/model/lake-la-4-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONAER LA4200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,300 total, 3,400 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020621014489I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A WATER LANDING ON INTERCOASTAL WATERWAY WHEN AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO BOUNCE ON THE SURFACE OF THE WATER. THE SUCCESSIVE BOUNCES TURNED INTO AN UNCONTROLLABLE PORPOISING CONDITION. AFTER THE FOURTH OR FIFTH BOUNCE THE NOSE "SUBMARINED" IN THE WATER AND THE COCKPIT BEGAN TO TAKE ON WATER. THE PILOT EGRESSED THE AIRCRAFT AND A BOATER PICKED HIM UP AND CARRIED HIM TO SHORE. THE AIRCRAFT SANK IN THE WATERWAY IN APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 15 MINUTES AFTER IT BEGAN TAKING ON WATER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED THE FOLLOWING DAY AND RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN THE SALVAGE COMPANY USED A "CLAMSHELL" BUCKET SCOOP TO PULL THE AIRCRAFT TO THE SURFACE.

## Other reports on N6684L (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19781003030989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781003030989I), Oct 3, 1978: Conaer LA4200 (N6684L), Norwood, MA, Minor damage. Nose and left main gear collapsed after landing. They had not been locked down, hydraulic switch was off.

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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