# Incident 20130102000299I: Aerofab Inc LAKE LA-250, Auburn, WA, January 2, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 2013, 19:30 local time
- Place: Auburn, WA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3046° N, 122.2105° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Auburn, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3046&lon=-122.2105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84209, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N84209) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerofab LAKE LA-250 (registry code 5110321, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerofab-lake-la-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROFAB INC LAKE LA-250
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,349 total, 1,004 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130102000299I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATES DURING THE NIGHT LANDING HE WAS DISTRACTED BY A HOVERING HELICOPTER AT THE AIRPORT.  WHILE CONTINUING TO SCAN FOR THE HELICOPTER, HE BECAME DISTRACTED AND FAILED TO REVIEW THE LANDING CHECKLIST AND FAILED TO ENSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN.

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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