# Accident 20090704016669A: Conaer LA4200, Racine, WI, July 4, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2009, 13:08 local time
- Place: Racine, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7281° N, 87.8069° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7281&lon=-87.8069&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56LA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56LA) (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 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONAER LA4200
- Reported engine: CONT IO360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 45 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09LA424](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA424) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090704016669A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE MULTIPLE LANDINGS NEAR WIND POINT, RACINE , WI IN N56LA, A LAKE A/C.  SEA CONDITIONS WERE CALM.  WIND CONDITIONS WERE CALM.  UPON LANDING ON THE 6TH LANDING, PILOT HIT LOG OR WAVE AND AIRCRAFT SPONSON BROKE AWAY FROM AIRCRAFT.  UNABLE TO TAXI AIRCRAFT, THE PILOT CALLED THE LOCAL POLICE FOR HELP.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN09LA424](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA424), Jul 4, 2009: Consolidated Aeronautics Lake LA-4-200 (N56LA), Racine, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare that resulted in a hard landing and subsequent separation of the airplane's sponson.

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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