# Incident 20041106027149I: Conaer LA4200, Kalispell, MT, November 6, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 2004, 17:34 local time
- Place: Kalispell, MT
- Airport: Glacier Park International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.3105° N, 114.2560° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GLACIER PARK INTL (GPI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3105&lon=-114.2560&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65639, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65639-2014-05-27) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041106027149I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT GAVE NO POSITIVE "GEAR UP AND LOCKED" INDICATION FOR THE NOSE GEAR AFTER TAKE-OFF. PILOT COULD NOT GET A POSITIVE "GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED" INDICATION FOR THE NOSE GEAR AFTER SELECTING THE GEAR DOWN POSITION. PILOT DETERMINED THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS HUNG UP BY PERFORMING A TOWER FLY-BY AND CONFIRMING THE NOSE WHEEL WAS PARTIALLY VISIBLE IN THE GEAR DOORS. PILOT ELECTED NOT TO PERFORM A WATER LANDING AND INSTEAD LANDED AT THE AIRPORT WITH ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE NOSE GEAR DOORS. PILOT/OWNER AND MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL SUSPECT THE NOSE GEAR OLEO STRUT HAD LOST PRESSURE WHICH ALLOWED STRUT TO COMPRESS AND INTERFERE WITH GEAR DOORS DURING RETRACTION/EXTENSION OPERATION. THIS FORM TO BE AMENDED WHEN MAINTENANCE DETERMINATION IS CONCLUDED AND POSSIBLE MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT COMPLETED.

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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