# Incident 19880321055349I: Luscom 8E, Colorado Spring, CO, March 21, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1988, 11:30 local time
- Place: Colorado Spring, CO
- Airport: City Of Colorado Springs Municipal
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8058° N, 104.7008° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS MUNI (COS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8058&lon=-104.7008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2450K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2450K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8E (registry code 8190112, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880321055349I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

CHOSE TO LAND ON TAXIWAY PARALLEL TO 35 INSTEAD OF 30 TO AVOID STRONG CROSSWIND. TOOK FULL RESPONSIBILITY.

## Other reports on N2450K (1)

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

- [Accident 20090520053939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090520053939A), May 20, 2009: Luscombe 8E (N2450K), Ozona, TX, Substantial damage. During initial take-off in a tail wheel airplane, the pilot decided to do an immediate wheel landing, but he bounced. He then reduced power and settled back to…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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