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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Lake LA-4 · Mount Dora, FL · March 20, 2010

Date: March 20, 2010 · 14:30 local
Place: Mount Dora, FL
Phase of flight: Other, Specify
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N76LY
Reported as: Lake LA-4
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N76LYRegistered now · Lake LA-4S/N 302 · Built 1964 Airframe modelLake LA-4 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On 03/20/2010, at around 12:30 local, aircraft N76LY, a Lake model LA-4, was struck by a deputy sherriff's boat, as the pilot of N76LY waited for instructions. It was reported that N76LY had entered a perimeter that was portioned off for a regatta. The pilot stated that he and his wife landed in Lake Dora and were taxiing to the boat ramp for lunch when they were spotted by the deputy sherriff. As the boat approached the aircraft, it drifted and made contact with the aircraft left pilon. The pilot was ordered to leave the area. The pilot took off and returned back to his home base unaware of the minor damage to the pilon.

As the FAA filed it

ON 03/20/2010, AT AROUND 12:30 LOCAL, AIRCRAFT N76LY, A LAKE MODEL LA-4, WAS STRUCK BY A DEPUTY SHERRIFF'S BOAT, AS THE PILOT OF N76LY WAITED FOR INSTRUCTIONS. IT WAS REPORTED THAT N76LY HAD ENTERED A PERIMETER THAT WAS PORTIONED OFF FOR A REGATTA. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE AND HIS WIFE LANDED IN LAKE DORA AND WERE TAXIING TO THE BOAT RAMP FOR LUNCH WHEN THEY WERE SPOTTED BY THE DEPUTY SHERRIFF. AS THE BOAT APPROACHED THE AIRCRAFT, IT DRIFTED AND MADE CONTACT WITH THE AIRCRAFT LEFT PILON. THE PILOT WAS ORDERED TO LEAVE THE AREA. THE PILOT TOOK OFF AND RETURNED BACK TO HIS HOME BASE UNAWARE OF THE MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PILON.