# Accident 20030220008549A: Conaer LA4250, Weirsdale, FL, February 20, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 2003, 14:06 local time
- Place: Weirsdale, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0025° N, 81.9353° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0025&lon=-81.9353&mi=10
- Aircraft: N811JG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N811JG-2007-03-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerofab LAKE 250 (registry code 5110322, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerofab-lake-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONAER LA4250
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,450 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA03FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03FA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030220008549A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM THE PILOT'S HOMEBASE AT LEEWARD AIR RANCH ON OR ABOUT 1315 HOURS. WITNESSES AT LAKE WEIR REPORTED SEEING THE AIRCRAFT APPROACH LAKE WEIR ON A SOUTHEASTERLY HEADING. WITNESSES REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHDOWN ON THE WATER, THEN COME OFF THE WATER. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN THE SECOND TIME AND SUBSEQUENTLY FLIPPED OVER AND SANK. WITNESSES ALSO STATED THAT THE WATER CONDITIONS THAT DAY WAS CALM AND SMOOTH. NO MECHANICAL DIFFICULTIES WERE FOUND DURING THE INVESTIGATION IN THE AIRFRAME OR POWERPLANT. PILOT TOTAL FLIGHT TIME WAS GATHERED FROM THE LAST AIRMAN MEDICAL DATA IN OKC. PILOT LOGBOOK HAS NOT BEEN RECOVERED AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT. AMENDMENT WILL FOLLOW IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS RECEIVED.

## 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 MIA03FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03FA065), Feb 20, 2003: Aerofab Lake 250 (N811JG), Weirsdale, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The inadequate flare by the pilot-in-command on the calm water resulting in the in-flight collision with the water and subsequent nose over.

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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