# Incident 20020929032429I: Conaer LA4, Poughkeepsie, NY, September 29, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 2002, 17:46 local time
- Place: Poughkeepsie, NY
- Airport: Dutchess County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6266° N, 73.8842° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Dutchess County Airport (POU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6266&lon=-73.8842&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1204L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1204L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4 (registry code 2400102, https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-aeronautics-lake-la-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONAER LA4
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 800 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020929032429I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCORDING TO PERSONNEL OF DUTCHESS COUNTY TOWER, N1204L WAS IN THE PATTERN MAKING APPROACHES TO RUNWAY 24. ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT, THE LOCAL CONTROLLER ATTEMPTED SEVERAL TIMES TO ADVISE N1204L THAT THE LANDING GEAR APPEARED TO BE RETRACTED. NO RESPONSE FROM N1204L WAS RECEIVED. WHEN N1204L WAS ON SHORT FINAL, THE CONTROLLER SAW WHAT HE BELIEVED TO BE THE LANDING GEAR EXTENDING. THE GEAR APPARENTLY WAS NOT FULLY EXTENDED, AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID ON ITS BELLY BEFORE COMING TO REST APPROXIMATELY ONE THIRD OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N1204L (3)

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

- [Accident 20151114022009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151114022009A), Nov 14, 2015: Consolidated Aeronautics Inc. LAKE LA-4 (N1204L), Morganton, NC, Substantial damage. On November 14, 2015 at approximately 1415 local time N1204L, a LA-4-200, attempted a water takeoff from lake james, NC. Gusting winds were reported in the…
- [Incident 19920627040389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920627040389I), Jun 27, 1992: Conaer LA4 (N1204L), Lake George, NY, Minor damage. Attempted takeoff in boat wake. Porpoised and became airborne. Stalled and entered water at steep angle.
- [Incident 19900311013519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900311013519I), Mar 11, 1990: Conaer LA4 (N1204L), Poughkeepsie, NY. Complaints were received that the pilot was flying at an unsafe altitude over their neighborhood.

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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