19811129078009A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Luscom 8A · Friday Harbor, WA · November 29, 1981

Date
November 29, 1981 · 11:15 local
Place
Friday Harbor, WA
Airport
Friday Harbor
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N45651
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA82DYE03
Reported as
Luscom 8A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
220 total215 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Made crosswind wheel landing. Began to groundloop. Over corrected by use of brakes. Nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

MADE CROSSWIND WHEEL LANDING. BEGAN TO GROUNDLOOP. OVER CORRECTED BY USE OF BRAKES. NOSED OVER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.