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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Conaer LA4200 · Northwood, NH · September 20, 2002

Date: September 20, 2002 · 17:30 local
Place: Northwood, NH
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6248V
Reported as: Conaer LA4200
Reported engine: Continental IO360*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 410 total150 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N6248VRegistration cancelled Oct 4, 2012 · Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200S/N 861 · Built 1977 Airframe modelConsolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200 Engine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) While conducting a water takeoff, the pilot did not assess properly the current density altitude, the pilot did not allow sufficient takeoff distance, in the takeoff climb the aircraft struck a conifer type tree on the left wing leading edge, only visible damage was a golf ball size indentation on the left wing leading edge just above the fuel tank amount. Body of water was Northwood lake.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE CONDUCTING A WATER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT DID NOT ASSESS PROPERLY THE CURRENT DENSITY ALTITUDE, THE PILOT DID NOT ALLOW SUFFICIENT TAKEOFF DISTANCE, IN THE TAKEOFF CLIMB THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A CONIFER TYPE TREE ON THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE, ONLY VISIBLE DAMAGE WAS A GOLF BALL SIZE INDENTATION ON THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE JUST ABOVE THE FUEL TANK AMOUNT. BODY OF WATER WAS NORTHWOOD LAKE.

Other reports on N6248V · 1

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

Accident 20040705012619ANormal Cruise · Wilton, NH(-23) Pilot was operating 14 CFR part 91 personal flight from saranac lake, NY to concord, NH. One passenger was teenage son of pilot. No flight plan filed and no contact with air traffic. While enroute to concord aircraft entered clouds/fog in the vicinity…Jul 5, 2004 · Destroyed · 1 fatal