# NTSB MIA81DLA35: Lake LA-4, N2528P, Gainesville, FL, September 13, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 13, 1981
- Place: Gainesville, FL · GAINESVILLE, FL
- Location: 29.6516° N, 82.3248° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gainesville, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6516&lon=-82.3248&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 23, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123729
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81DLA35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DLA35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2140  81/9/13    GAINESVILLE,FL      LAKE LA-4           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 3800
        TIME - 1405                    N2528P              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 274 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GAINESVILLE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CRYSTAL RIVER,FL            GAINESVILLE,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2528P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2528P), registered now, S/N 865 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LAKE LA-4
- Registry model: [Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-aeronautics-lake-la-4) (registry code 2400102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gainesville Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810913059059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810913059059A), Sep 13, 1981: Conaer LA4, Gainesville, FL, Substantial damage. Selected gear down prior to landing but failed to turn on hydraulic pump to lock down main ger. Green lites not on.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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