# Accident 20030915030249A: Conaer LA4200, Ashland, VA, September 15, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 2003, 18:30 local time
- Place: Ashland, VA
- Airport: Mayers
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7772° N, 77.4839° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7772&lon=-77.4839&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32DQ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N32DQ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200 (registry code 2400108, https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-aeronautics-lake-la-4-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONAER LA4200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360LYC*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 449 total, 121 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA200) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030915030249A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 NYC03LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA200), Sep 15, 2003: Lake LA-4-200 (N32DQ), Ashland, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

## Other reports on N32DQ (1)

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

- [Incident 20070929828569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070929828569I), Sep 29, 2007: Conaer LA4200 (N32DQ), Gainesville, FL, Minor damage. (-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…

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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