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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Luscom 8A · Gates, OR · September 20, 1992

Date
September 20, 1992 · 14:45 local
Place
Gates, OR
Airport
Davis Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N39039
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA92LA208
Reported as
Luscom 8A
Reported engine
Continental A658
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
512 total31 in this make and model18 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.

Landed downwind due to perceived uphill gradient. Applied heavy braking to stop on runway. Nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED DOWNWIND DUE TO PERCEIVED UPHILL GRADIENT. APPLIED HEAVY BRAKING TO STOP ON RUNWAY. 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.