- Date
- April 2, 1984, 18:35 local (Apr 3, 1984, 02:35 UTC)
- Place
- Alderwood Manor, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6665LLake LA-4
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840402047889A
- Case key
- 39889
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Analysis
According to a witness, he observed the acft from taxi to takeoff, then from base throughout the landing. He observed the acft with the gear down on base leg & said the plt flew a low & short final apch. He stated the plt cut power short of the rwy & the acft dropped in from about 20 ft AGL. After landing, the acft veered left & stopped facing 180 deg from the direction of landing with the right main gear collapsed. According to the plt, a hydraulic fitting failed & all fluid drained in flt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6665L
- Reported as
- Lake LA-4
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 428
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A1A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ralph Burnett
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 24, 1983
- Departed
- S13 · Alderwood, WA
- Airport
- S13 · Martha Lake, runway 34, 1,700 × 40 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 59
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 29 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 52 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PAE, 8 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.