# Incident 20210420005169I: Consolidated Aeronautics Inc. LAKE LA-4-200, Palm Beach Gard, FL, April 20, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 2021, 12:30 local time
- Place: Palm Beach Gard, FL
- Airport: North Palm Beach County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.8234° N, 80.1387° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palm Beach Gardens, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8234&lon=-80.1387&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41EP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41EP) (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
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210420005169I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATEMENT

I DEPARTED F45 AFTER MY ROUTINE PREFLIGHT AND A NORMAL RUNUP. AFTER INITIAL CLIMB, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER, AND I GOT AN INDICATION OF HIGH OIL TEMPERATURE. I MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON A DESERTED DIRT ROAD. UPON LANDING, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR DOORS. AFTER LEAVING THE COCKPIT, I NOTICED THE ENGINE COWLING OPEN, WHICH MAY  HAVE CAUSED THE HIGH OIL TEMPERATURE AND POWER LOSS.

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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