19900418010199A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Luscom 8A · Fredrick, MD · April 18, 1990

Date
April 18, 1990 · 12:30 local
Place
Fredrick, MD
Airport
Fredrick Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N71231
NTSB investigation
NTSBBFO90LA035
Reported as
Luscom 8A
Reported engine
Continental A658
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
785 total147 in this make and model26 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.

Crosswind gust caused a swerve into wind on landing. Corrected but hit brakes and nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

CROSSWIND GUST CAUSED A SWERVE INTO WIND ON LANDING. CORRECTED BUT HIT BRAKES AND NOSED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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