# Incident 20240811013559I: Aerofab Inc LAKE LA-250, Laconia, NH, August 11, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 2024, 12:02 local time
- Place: Laconia, NH
- Airport: Laconia
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5730° N, 71.4178° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LACONIA MUNI (LCI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5730&lon=-71.4178&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82LR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82LR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerofab LAKE LA-250 (registry code 5110321, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerofab-lake-la-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-C4B5 (registry code 41651, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-c4b5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROFAB INC LAKE LA-250
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540-C4B5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,700 total, 600 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240811013559I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS LANDING HIS PRIVATELY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LAKE 250 AMPHIBIOUS AIRCRAFT WITH TWO PASSENGERS ONBOARD AT THE LACONIA NEW HAMPSHIRE AIRPORT.  LANDING GEAR WAS NEVER RETRACTED CONTRIBUTING TO A GEAR UP LANDING ONTO THE RUNWAY.  MINIMAL DAMAGE RESULTED FROM THE GEAR UP LANDING TO THE BOTTOM HULL RUBBER STRIP.

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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