# Accident 20170725019059A: Lake LA-4, Byron, CA, July 25, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 2017, 12:10 local time
- Place: Byron, CA
- Airport: Byron Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8267° N, 121.6231° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8267&lon=-121.6231&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7628L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7628L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lake LA-4 (registry code 5110302, https://openairdocs.org/model/lake-la-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LAKE LA-4
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Unknown or foreign certificate
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR17LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170725019059A

## Narrative

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

A LAKE AMPHIBIAN AIRCRAFT N7628L TOOK OFF FROM LIVERMORE, CA AND LANDED AT BYRON AIRPORT, CA. RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND NOSE WHEEL RETRACTED ON LANDING ROLLOUT AND SKIDDED OFF RUNWAY.

AIRCRAFT HAD SUSTAIN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO FUSELAGE KEEL.

THE  AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PILOT AND PASSENGER NOT INJURED.

## 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 WPR17LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA165), Jul 25, 2017: Lake LA 4 (N7628L), Byron, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to activate the hydraulic system during the approach, and his failure to ensure that the landing gear was down and locked before touchdown. Contributing to the accident was the…

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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