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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Conaer LA4200 · Ashland, VA · September 15, 2003

Date: September 15, 2003 · 18:30 local
Place: Ashland, VA
Airport: Mayers
Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N32DQ
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC03LA200
Reported as: Conaer LA4200
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360LYC*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 449 total121 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

N32DQRegistered now · Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200S/N 855 Airframe modelConsolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200

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What happened

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

(-23) Just after becoming airborne, the pilot heard and felt a surge in the engine/propeller. The pilot aborted the takeoff and the aircraft settled back onto the grass strip. The brakes were applied. The aircraft skidded to the end of the runway and impacted the edge of a pond.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) JUST AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE, THE PILOT HEARD AND FELT A SURGE IN THE ENGINE/PROPELLER. THE PILOT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK ONTO THE GRASS STRIP. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED THE EDGE OF A POND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC03LA200Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAshland, VAThe pilot's decision to perform an aborted takeoff after he perceived a power loss. A factor was the unsuitable terrain the airplane encountered after it overran the end of the runway.Sep 15, 2003 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N32DQ · 1

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

Incident 20070929828569ILevel Off Touchdown · Gainesville, FL(-23) After 28 hours of training, the pilot [privacy data omitted] was traveling home to south carolina. The pilot [privacy data omitted] was stopping for fuel in Gainesville, FL (gnv). During the landing phase of flight, the pilot [privacy data omitted]…Sep 29, 2007 · Minor damage