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FAA incident report · Lake LA-4-200 · Anchorage, AK · September 19, 2021

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Date
September 19, 2021 · 18:20 local
Place
Anchorage, AK
Airport
Merrill Field
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5038L
Reported as
Lake LA-4-200
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
3,800 total
N5038LRegistered now · Lake LA-4-200S/N 495Airframe modelLake LA-4-200Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft was landed on the southern end of tazlina Lake. While taxiing to beach, the extended gear became stuck in deeper than usual silt/mud. The pilot and passenger were able exit the aircraft to rock the wings and free the aircraft from the mud. Once the aircraft became buoyant, the gear was retracted to its up/stowed position. A large amount of caked mud/silt was observed on the landing gear. Prior to departing, the aircraft was taxied into deeper water and the landing gear was extended once more to wash out the mud/silt. The gear was retracted once again and the aircraft departed tazlina Lake headed for mri. Upon touchdown and roll out on runway 25, the aircraft veered to the left. Rudder and braking inputs did not have enough effect to keep the aircraft straight. The aircraft?s left wing leading edge, pontoon and flap trailing edge came in contact with airport lighting and signage. After control of aircraft was regained, the aircraft was taxied to parking normally. During taxi, several ?s? Turns were made and nothing abnormal was observed.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED ON THE SOUTHERN END OF TAZLINA LAKE. WHILE TAXIING TO BEACH, THE EXTENDED GEAR BECAME STUCK IN DEEPER THAN USUAL SILT/MUD. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE ABLE EXIT THE AIRCRAFT TO ROCK THE WINGS AND FREE THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE MUD. ONCE THE AIRCRAFT BECAME BUOYANT, THE GEAR WAS RETRACTED TO ITS UP/STOWED POSITION. A LARGE AMOUNT OF CAKED MUD/SILT WAS OBSERVED ON THE LANDING GEAR. PRIOR TO DEPARTING, THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED INTO DEEPER WATER AND THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED ONCE MORE TO WASH OUT THE MUD/SILT. THE GEAR WAS RETRACTED ONCE AGAIN AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED TAZLINA LAKE HEADED FOR MRI. UPON TOUCHDOWN AND ROLL OUT ON RUNWAY 25, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT. RUDDER AND BRAKING INPUTS DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH EFFECT TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT STRAIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT?S LEFT WING LEADING EDGE, PONTOON AND FLAP TRAILING EDGE CAME IN CONTACT WITH AIRPORT LIGHTING AND SIGNAGE. AFTER CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT WAS REGAINED, THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED TO PARKING NORMALLY. DURING TAXI, SEVERAL ?S? TURNS WERE MADE AND NOTHING ABNORMAL WAS OBSERVED.