Consolidated Aeronautics LA-4-200 CGHIT

Summary

On 19 June 2002 at about 20:40 local time, a Consolidated Aeronautics LA-4-200 registered CGHIT was involved in an accident near Puyallup, Washington, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

19 June 2002 at 20:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Puyallup, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Pierce County/Thun Field (1S0)

Coordinates

47.1039, -122.2872

Aircraft

Consolidated Aeronautics LA-4-200

Registration

CGHIT

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Port Townsend → Puyallup

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA02FA106

1 person was seriously injured.

Failure to maintain aircraft control during a go-around. Trees were a factor in the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

Subsequent to the on-scene examination, the accident pilot/aircraft owner contacted the NTSB investigator-in-charge by telephone. During this contact, the accident pilot reported that he was flying the aircraft at the time. He stated that the landing approach was normal up to the runway threshold, but that as the aircraft came over the threshold, it ballooned about 10 to 15 feet into the air, and veered to the left toward parked aircraft and hangars. The pilot said he then added power to go around, but that the airplane's stall warning horn came on and the aircraft subsequently collided with the trees. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the controls or the engine during the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.