# Incident 20240903012189I: Aerofab Inc LAKE LA-4-250, Sebring, FL, September 3, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2024, 17:50 local time
- Place: Sebring, FL
- Airport: Sebring Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4564° N, 81.3424° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SEBRING RGNL (SEF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4564&lon=-81.3424&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14004, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N14004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerofab LAKE LA-4-250 (registry code 5110320, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerofab-lake-la-4-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41585, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROFAB INC LAKE LA-4-250
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO 540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 140 total, 24 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240903012189I

## Narrative

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

AN AEROFAB LAKE LA-4-250, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FAILED TO DEPLOY THE LANDING GEAR WHILE LANDING ON RWY 19 AT SEBRING AIRPORT, SEBRING FL (KSEF). AIRCRAFT LANDED 1000FT FROM THE APPROACH END OF RWY 19 AND SLID OFF TO THE RUNWAY RIGHT EDGE AT A4 TWY, COMING TO REST WITH THE RIGHT WING AND SPONSON OVER THE GRASS.

## Other reports on N14004 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19900727028889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900727028889A), Jul 27, 1990: Conaer LA4250 (N14004), Rawlings, WY, Substantial damage. Turned toward rising terrain on climbout for thermals but got downdraft. Unable to clear terrain. Force landed.

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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