# Incident 20080214012779I: Conaer LA4200, Fredericksburg, TX, February 14, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 2008, 17:50 local time
- Place: Fredericksburg, TX
- Airport: Gillespie County
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2432° N, 98.9092° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GILLESPIE COUNTY (T82), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2432&lon=-98.9092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6177V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6177V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200 (registry code 2400108, https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-aeronautics-lake-la-4-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONAER LA4200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 250 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080214012779I

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE APPROACHING TO LAND, THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF N6177V, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, BECAME DISTRACTED WHILE TRYING TO COMPLETE THE BEFORE LANDING CHECKLIST. WHEN THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RESUMED THE CHECKLIST, HE HAD FORGOTTEN TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED ON THE KEEL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT EXCEPT SCRATCHED PAINT. A LOCAL A&P MECHANIC INSPECTED THE AIRPLANE AND RETURNED IT TO SERVICE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED DURING THIS INCIDENT. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS COUNSELED BY INSPECTORS OF THE SAN ANTONIO FSDO, WITH REGARDS TO PROPER USE OF THE CHECKLIST.

## Other reports on N6177V (1)

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

- [Incident 19780907018599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780907018599I), Sep 7, 1978: Conaer LA4200 (N6177V), Willow, AK, Minor damage. Wing floats damaged on landing. Nose gar door linkage had broken causing sharp turn.

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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