19851018062589I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Luscom 8A · Mesa, AZ · October 18, 1985

Date
October 18, 1985 · 16:30 local
Place
Mesa, AZ
Airport
Falcon
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N71413
Reported as
Luscom 8A
Reported engine
Continental A658
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,000 total50 in this make and model65 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.

Elevator and rudder controls jammed on takeoff. Landed causing damage to right wing. Knife in controls under floor.

As the FAA filed it

ELEVATOR AND RUDDER CONTROLS JAMMED ON TAKEOFF. LANDED CAUSING DAMAGE TO RIGHT WING. KNIFE IN CONTROLS UNDER FLOOR.

Other reports on N71413 · 1

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