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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Conaer LA-4-200 · Deland, FL · November 22, 2004

Date: November 22, 2004 · 18:45 local
Place: Deland, FL
Airport: Deland Municipal-Sidney H Taylor
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8542Z
Reported as: Conaer LA4200
Reported engine: Continental IO360*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 15,699 total290 in this make and model39 in the last 90 days

N8542ZRegistration cancelled Aug 18, 2009 · Lake LA-4-200S/N 1101 · Built 1984 Airframe modelLake LA-4-200 Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On November 22, 2004, at approximately 1800 hours, at the Deland municipal airport, located in Deland, FL, Mr. William andrew gibson, the pilot, landed aircraft N8542Z, a lake model, LA-4-200, (amphibious) with it's landing gear retracted. Mr. Gibson stated that after his third taxi back, he returned to base, when an aircraft reported clearance for landing. While attempting to spot the aircraft, became distracted and forgot to lower the landing gear. Mr. Gibson stated that there is no landing gear warning system installed in these aircraft. There were no injuries and the aircraft sustained minor damage which extended only to a plastic fairing located in the center bottom of the keel.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 22, 2004, AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 HOURS, AT THE DELAND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, LOCATED IN DELAND, FL, MR. WILLIAM ANDREW GIBSON, THE PILOT, LANDED AIRCRAFT N8542Z, A LAKE MODEL, LA-4-200, (AMPHIBIOUS) WITH IT'S LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. MR. GIBSON STATED THAT AFTER HIS THIRD TAXI BACK, HE RETURNED TO BASE, WHEN AN AIRCRAFT REPORTED CLEARANCE FOR LANDING. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SPOT THE AIRCRAFT, BECAME DISTRACTED AND FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. MR. GIBSON STATED THAT THERE IS NO LANDING GEAR WARNING SYSTEM INSTALLED IN THESE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE WHICH EXTENDED ONLY TO A PLASTIC FAIRING LOCATED IN THE CENTER BOTTOM OF THE KEEL.