19861212067469A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Luscom STC8LUSCOM · Morganton, NC · December 12, 1986

Date
December 12, 1986 · 16:00 local
Place
Morganton, NC
Airport
Lenoir
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N71966
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL87LA043
Reported as
Luscom STC8LUSCOM
Reported engine
Continental C8512
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
600 total34 in this make and model34 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.

The aircraft landed hard, bounced and collapsed the landing gear. Pilot not accustomed to aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD, BOUNCED AND COLLAPSED THE LANDING GEAR. PILOT NOT ACCUSTOMED TO AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

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