# Incident 19801109079299I: Luscom 8E, Middletown, OH, November 9, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 1980, 15:45 local time
- Place: Middletown, OH
- Airport: Hook
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5030° N, 84.3649° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middletown, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5030&lon=-84.3649&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2747K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2747K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E (registry code 8190128, https://openairdocs.org/model/silvaire-luscombe-8e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 600 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801109079299I

## Narrative

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

ZD LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED ON CROSSWING LANDING. DEMONSTRATION. 2 HARD LANDINGS PRECEDED THIS LANDING.

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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