# Incident 20090528047119I: Lake LA-4, North Pole, AK, May 28, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 2009, 15:10 local time
- Place: North Pole, AK
- Airport: Bradley Sky-Ranch
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.7592° N, 147.3876° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BRADLEY SKY-RANCH (95Z), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7592&lon=-147.3876&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1168L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1168L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lake LA-4 (registry code 5110302, https://openairdocs.org/model/lake-la-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LAKE LA-4
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 1 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090528047119I

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ATTEMPTING TO FLY HIS NEWLY PURCHASED LAKE AIRCRAFT FROM BRADLEY AIR STRIP ALASKA TO CHENA MARINA ALASKA ON FERRY PERMIT. THIS AIRCRAFT IS NOT IN ANNUAL AND IS THE REASON FOR THE FERRY FLIGHT, TO GET THE AIRCRAFT ANNUALED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAS LESS THAN ONE HOUR OF FLIGHT TIME IN THIS TYPE AIRCRAFT AND DID NOT BECOME FAMILIAR WITH ITS SYSTEMS. HE TOOK OFF AT BRADLEY AND CYCLED THE LANDING GEAR UP, THE GEAR CAME UP AND LOCKED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CYCLED THE GEAR DOWN AND ONLY ONE MAIN LANDING GEAR CAME DOWN BUT DID NOT LOCK. AFTER ATTEMPTING TO PUMP THE LANDING GEAR THE REST OF THE WAY DOWN WITH NO SUCCESS HE DECIDED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT ON ITS BELLY.

## Other reports on N1168L (2)

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

- [Accident 19810402020519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810402020519A), Apr 2, 1981: Conaer LA4 (N1168L), Cordova, AK, Substantial damage. Porpoised on water landing. Lost control, veered into rock embankment. Not endorsed in seaplanes.
- [Accident 19781008031409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781008031409A), Oct 8, 1978: Conaer LA4 (N1168L), Harding Lake, AK, Substantial damage. Contacted brush off side of runway.

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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