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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Conaer LA4200 · Tampa, FL · March 1, 2008

Date: March 1, 2008 · 15:45 local
Place: Tampa, FL
Airport: Vandenberg
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N117RF
Reported as: Conaer LA4200
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,000 total60 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N117RFRegistration cancelled Oct 20, 2026 · Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200S/N 1116 Airframe modelConsolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200 Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

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(-23)On March 1, 2008, at 15:45 UTC, a lake amphibian (LA-4-200), N117RF, registered to shoals creek aviation LLC, landed gear up at the Vandenberg Airport, Tampa, FL, while attempting to land. Visual meterological conditions prevailed at the time. The aicraft had minor damage and no one onboard the aicraft was injured. The flight originated at Vandenberg Airport that morning.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ON MARCH 1, 2008, AT 15:45 UTC, A LAKE AMPHIBIAN (LA-4-200), N117RF, REGISTERED TO SHOALS CREEK AVIATION LLC, LANDED GEAR UP AT THE VANDENBERG AIRPORT, TAMPA, FL, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND. VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AICRAFT HAD MINOR DAMAGE AND NO ONE ONBOARD THE AICRAFT WAS INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT VANDENBERG AIRPORT THAT MORNING.