# Accident 20170729010159A: Consolidated Aeronautics Inc. LAKE LA-4-200, Orlando, FL, July 29, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 2017, 09:30 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5461° N, 81.3322° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5461&lon=-81.3322&mi=10
- Aircraft: N747CB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N747CB) (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: CONSOLIDATED AERONAUTICS INC. LAKE LA-4-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA264) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170729010159A

## Narrative

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

N747CB AN LAKE LA-4-200 S/N 754 ON 07/29/2017 AROUND 0936 WHILE TAXING BACK TO HANGER FROM POST FLIGHT LANDING, PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT TURNING THE AIRCRAFT IN FRONT OF AN AIRCRAFT HANGAR (#25K) WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT TRAVERSING THOUGH A DRY SHALLOW RETENTION POND COMING TO REST IN A DRAINAGE CANAL. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED THE DRAINAGE CANAL THE RIGHT WING WAS DAMAGED, WHICH RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.  PILOT REPORTED THAT THE LEFT BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES WERE INVOLVED IN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT. POST-ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT AIRCRAFT DIDN?T HAVE A CURRENT ANNUAL INSPECTION.  INVESTIGATOR WAS UNABLE TO PERFORM BRAKE OPERATION CHECK DUE TO MUD AND VEGETATION IMPACTED IN THE WHEELS AND BRAKES. THE RIGHT WING WAS TWISTED ALMOST 70 + DEGREES DOWN AND PILOT WAS NOT CERTIFICATED, AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 ERA17LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA264), Jul 29, 2017: Consolidated Aeronautics Lake LA 4 (N747CB), Orlando, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of directional control during taxi operations for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information, which resulted in the airplane rolling into a ditch.

## Other reports on N747CB (1)

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

- [Incident 20090415015059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090415015059I), Apr 15, 2009: Conaer LA4200 (N747CB), Orlando, FL, Minor damage. (-23) After landing on runway 7, at Orlando Executive Airport (orl), the right main gear collapsed while taxiing to the ramp area.

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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