19850518017981A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Luscom 8A · Columbiana, AL · May 18, 1985

Date
May 18, 1985 · 14:55 local
Place
Columbiana, AL
Airport
Flying X Ranch
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision
Midair collision, first aircraft
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N28428
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL85FA169
Reported as
Luscom 8A
Reported engine
Continental A658
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
654 total143 in this make and model56 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Unseen ultralight landed on top of the departing luscomb. Pilot misunderstood groundmans signal to clear runway.

As the FAA filed it

UNSEEN ULTRALIGHT LANDED ON TOP OF THE DEPARTING LUSCOMB. PILOT MISUNDERSTOOD GROUNDMANS SIGNAL TO CLEAR RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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Other aircraft in the event · 1

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Other reports on N28428 · 1

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