# Incident 20171117018869I: Consolidated Aeronautics Inc. LAKE LA-4-200, Spokane, WA, November 17, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 2017, 11:23 local time
- Place: Spokane, WA
- Airport: Felts Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6829° N, 117.3224° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FELTS FLD (SFF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6829&lon=-117.3224&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1259L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1259L) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,850 total, 28 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171117018869I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 22R AT KSFF. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED, SLIDING APPROXIMATELY 50FT BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT WAS UNINJURED.

THE PILOT STATED HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF COMPLETING THE LANDING CHECKLIST WHEN HE WAS DISTRACTED BY THE CONTROL TOWER CALLING OUT TRAFFIC AND A GUST OF WIND STRIKING THE AIRCRAFT.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS JACKED ON THE RUNWAY AND THE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED. THE GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED INDICATING THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. THE PILOT TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE PARKING RAMP.

THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE KEEL AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT PONTOON.

## Other reports on N1259L (1)

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

- [Incident 20030608023619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030608023619I), Jun 8, 2003: Conaer LA4200 (N1259L), Buffalo, MN. (-23) Lake amphib (N1259L) was landing rwy 35 at Buffalo, MN. Upon landing/roll out the right main gear began to vibrate violently, tire/wheel assembly…

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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