# Accident 20190903014659A: Lake LA-4-200, Girdwood, AK, September 3, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2019, 13:15 local time
- Place: Girdwood, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.9689° N, 149.1194° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.9689&lon=-149.1194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6672L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6672L-2020-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lake LA-4-200 (registry code 5110310, https://openairdocs.org/model/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: LAKE LA-4-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,449 total, 748 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC19LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC19LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190903014659A

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN DEPARTED MRI, CLIMBED TO 700FT, SELECTED GEAR UP, OBSERVED UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION, CHECKED LIGHT AND HYDRAULIC PRESSURE AND OBSERVED LOW PRESSURE, AT WHICH POINT THE AIRMAN USED THE MANUAL HANDPUMP TO INCREASE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE AND FULLY RETRACT THE GEAR. AIRMAN DECIDED TO CONTINUE FLIGHT TO GIRDWOOD, AS A MORE PRUDENT CHOICE TO DEAL WITH THE HYDRAULIC MALFUNCTION.  WEATHER NOT A FACTOR AT AQY. AIRMAN ENTERED LEFT TRAFFIC FOR RUNWAY 20, PRIOR TO FINAL, AIRMAN HANDPUMPED FLAPS AND THE GEAR DOWN FOR LANDING. TOUCHED DOWN 500 FT PAST THE THRESHOLD. APPLIED BRAKES AND LOST LONGITUDINAL CONTROL, DEPARTING TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. INSPECTOR VALIDATED BRAKE SYSTEM OPERATION FOLLOWING ACCIDENT , BRAKE SYSTEM WORKED NORMALLY AND HAD GOOD PRESSURE.

## Other aircraft in the event

- NONE: no report for this aircraft in the release

## 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 ANC19LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC19LA051), Sep 3, 2019: Lake LA-4-200 (N6672L), Girdwood, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control while landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with terrain.

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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