19851017059299I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Luscom 8A · New London, CT · October 17, 1985

Date: October 17, 1985 · 07:54 local
Place: New London, CT
Airport: Groton
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1240K
Reported as: Luscom 8A
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,287 total65 in this make and model24 in the last 90 days

N1240KRegistration cancelled Sep 13, 2013 · Luscombe 8AS/N 3967 · Built 1946 Airframe modelLuscombe 8A Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Aircraft swerved uncontrollably on rollout. Right main was broken off and wingtip damaged.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT SWERVED UNCONTROLLABLY ON ROLLOUT. RIGHT MAIN WAS BROKEN OFF AND WINGTIP DAMAGED.