# Incident 20040321004089I: Conaer LA4200, Ellensburg, WA, March 21, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 2004, 13:00 local time
- Place: Ellensburg, WA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.0001° N, 120.5495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ellensburg, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0001&lon=-120.5495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65675, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65675-2006-09-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lake LA-4-200 (registry code 5110310, https://openairdocs.org/model/lake-la-4-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONAER LA4200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360LYC*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040321004089I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS FERRYING THE AIRCRAFT FOR THE OWNER FOR MAINTENANCE WHEN THE ENGINE OIL AND CHT TEMPS WENT HIGH AND OIL PRESSURE DROPPED SOME. THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. THE PILOT TURNED BACK TOWARDS ELLENSBERG AIRPORT FROM THE WEST, DECIDED HE WAS NOT GOING TO MAKE THE RUNWAY, AND LANDED THE LAKE AMPHIB ON IT'S KEEL GEAR UP IN A GRASSY PASTURE. NO DAMAGE RESULTED FROM THE EMERGENCY LANDING, AND THE FERRY PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

## Other reports on N65675 (3)

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

- [Incident 20040314003229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040314003229I), Mar 14, 2004: Conaer LA4200 (N65675), Cusick, WA, Minor damage. (-23) On March 14, 2004 Dr. James cool was acting as pilot in command of N65675, a lake amphibious airplane on the pend oreille river near Cusick, Washington.…
- [Incident 19920620026119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920620026119I), Jun 20, 1992: Conaer LA4200 (N65675), Foley, AL, Minor damage. Observed no hydraulic pressure. Unable to lock all gears down. Landed nose gear up on grass beside runway.
- [Incident 19790707019929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790707019929I), Jul 7, 1979: Conaer LA4200 (N65675), Long Lake, ME, Minor damage. During landing run right pontoon struck unidentified floating object. Damaged pontoon, bow, right windshield.

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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