Consolidated Aeronautics INC. LAKE LA-4-200 accident near Sequim, Washington, June 30, 2010
On June 30, 2010 at about 2:00 am local time, a Consolidated Aeronautics INC. LAKE LA-4-200, registered N2990P, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing (landing roll) near Sequim, Washington (Rucilla'S Roost airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing due to an encounter with sun glare.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 30, 2010 · about 2:00 am local time
- Place
- Sequim, Washington · Rucilla'S Roost · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Consolidated Aeronautics INC. LAKE LA-4-200 · all LAKE LA-4-200s on the register
- Registration
- N2990P · registry record · serial 955
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot reported that after an uneventful local flight, he was blinded by the sun as it suddenly appeared through the clouds during the landing flare. Subsequently, the airplane exited the runway into a ditch, substantially damaging the left wing and fuselage. The pilot reported no mechanical failures or malfunctions prior to the accident.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Loss of control on ground during landing (landing roll) defining event
- Runway excursion during landing (landing roll)
The NTSB's findings
- Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena › Light condition › Glare › Effect on personnel
- cause Personnel issues › Task performance › Use of equip/info › Aircraft control › Pilot
- cause Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters › Directional control › Not attained/maintained
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot, private
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,014 hours in all; 457 in this make and model; 4 in the last 90 days; 2 in the last 30 days; 1,963 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: September 16, 2009
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,154 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, November 1, 2009; 8 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,600 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming IO360 SER A&C (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 74S Anacortes WA at 1:30 am
- Destination: 0WN0 Sequim WA
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 27, 1,050 ft by 28 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 290° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 5,000 ft
- Temperature: 54°F (12°C), dew point 48°F (9°C)
- Altimeter: 30.07 inHg
- Observation at 1:53 am from CLM, 14 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flig | 1 |
Other NTSB records under N2990P the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number WPR10CA322.