# Accident 20100629035699A: Consolidate LAKE LA-4-2, Sequim, WA, June 29, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2010, 19:00 local time
- Place: Sequim, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1372° N, 123.1128° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1372&lon=-123.1128&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2990P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2990P) (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: CONSOLIDATE LAKE LA-4-2
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,014 total, 458 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10CA322](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA322) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100629035699A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS LANDING TO THE WEST AND STATES THAT DURING THE LANDING FLAREOUT THE SUN CAME OUT FROM BEHIND THE CLOUDS AND HE COULD NOT MAINTAIN VISUAL REFERENCE WITH THE RUNWAY AND ATTEMPTED A GO AROUND LATE AND SLID OFF THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, NOSE GEAR, SPONSON FLOATS, RIGHT MAIN GEAR SEPARATION, AND FLAP DAMAGE. NO INJURIES REPORTED BY THE PILOT WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT. LANDING WAS AT PILOTS PRIVATE AIRPORT WHICH HAS A RUNWAY LENGTH OF 1000' ORIENTED 9/27.

## 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 WPR10CA322](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA322), Jun 30, 2010: Consolidated Aeronautics Lake LA-4-200 (N2990P), Sequim, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing due to an encounter with sun glare.

## Other reports on N2990P (3)

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

- [Incident 19901024057419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901024057419I), Oct 24, 1990: Conaer LA4200 (N2990P), Everett, WA, Minor damage. Pilots seat came loose while docking amphibian aircraft. Lost rudder control. Weathervaned and wing hit piling.
- [Accident 19890414008029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890414008029A), Apr 14, 1989: Conaer LA4200 (N2990P), Yamhill, OR, Substantial damage. Encountered downdraft on downwind tried to leave area unable to clear terrain. Landed gear up and slid off runway.
- [Incident 19840913056079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840913056079I), Sep 13, 1984: Conaer LA4200 (N2990P), Seattle, WA, Minor damage. Right wing struck a parked aircraft while leaving a parking area. The turn was to the right taxi light on left.

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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