# Incident 20180706009199I: Lake LA-4, Newberry, MI, July 6, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 2018, 15:00 local time
- Place: Newberry, MI
- Airport: Newberry
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.3538° N, 85.5098° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newberry, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3538&lon=-85.5098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6658L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6658L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lake LA-4 (registry code 5110302, https://openairdocs.org/model/lake-la-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LAKE LA-4
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180706009199I

## Narrative

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

ON TAKEOFF FROM OMENA BAY IN LAKE MICHIGAN, THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) ATTEMPTED TO AVOID THE LARGER WAVES AT THE MOUTH OF THE COVE.  UNABLE TO DO SO, THE PIC MADE A 180 TURN BACK INTO THE WIND AND CAUGHT THE RIGHT WING IN A WAVE THAT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE WING, AND TORE OFF THE SPONSON. THE PIC THEN PROCEEDED WITH THE TAKEOFF IN FEAR THAT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD ROLL OVER IF STOPPED, DUE TO THE MISSING SPONSON. HE THEN CONTINUED WITH THE FLIGHT TO NEWBERRY, MICHIGAN (KERY), AND PREPARED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT. THE LANDING GEAR ON THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT EXTEND AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS.  THE PILOT THEN LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON ITS BELLY ON THE GRASS STRIP.

WEATHER REPORT AT TRAVERSE CITY (KTVC) AIRPORT AT 1853Z WAS: WIND 360 DEGREES AT 06 KNOTS, VISIBILITY 10 STATUTE MILES, CLEAR, TEMP 74 F, DEW POINT 48 F, AND ALTIMETER 30.42.

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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