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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Luscom 8A · North Platte, NE · December 10, 1983

Date: December 10, 1983 · 15:50 local
Place: North Platte, NE
Airport: Lee Bird
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N71677
Reported as: Luscom 8A
Reported engine: Continental A65*
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 220 total7 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N71677Registration cancelled Nov 13, 2014 · Luscombe 8AS/N 3104 · Built 1946 Airframe modelLuscombe 8A Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot lost directional control as the tail wheel contacted the runway after a wheel landing. Ground looped.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AS THE TAIL WHEEL CONTACTED THE RUNWAY AFTER A WHEEL LANDING. GROUND LOOPED.

Other reports on N71677 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20020118007979AWahoo, NE(-23) Instructor and student were practicing touch and goes at ahq on runway 20. While making an attempt to land, the instructor stated that the student had the tail a little too high and appeared to tap the brakes. The aircraft nosed over onto the nose…Jan 18, 2002 · No damage