# Incident 20210919016209I: Lake LA-4-200, Anchorage, AK, September 19, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 2021, 18:20 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2135° N, 149.8447° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MERRILL FLD (MRI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2135&lon=-149.8447&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5038L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5038L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lake LA-4-200 (registry code 5110310, https://openairdocs.org/model/lake-la-4-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LAKE LA-4-200
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210919016209I

## Narrative

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

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 ONCE THE AIRCRAFT BECAME BUOYANT, THE GEAR WAS RETRACTED TO ITS UP/STOWED POSITION.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 THE GEAR WAS RETRACTED ONCE AGAIN AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED TAZLINA LAKE HEADED FOR MRI.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.

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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