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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Luscom 8E · Festus, MO · September 18, 1993

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Date
September 18, 1993 · 18:15 local
Place
Festus, MO
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N840B
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI93LA369
Reported as
Luscom 8E
Fatal injuries
0
N840BRegistered now · Luscombe 8FS/N 6772 · Built 1950Airframe modelLuscombe 8FEngine modelContinental C90 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Wheel broke off during landing, aircraft groundlooped. (-4)the pilot lost control of the airplane when the tailwheel spring failed during landing roll. Metallurgical examination of the fracture surface determined the failure was from fatigue.

As the FAA filed it

WHEEL BROKE OFF DURING LANDING, AIRCRAFT GROUNDLOOPED. (-4)THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE WHEN THE TAILWHEEL SPRING FAILED DURING LANDING ROLL. METALLURGICAL EXAMINATION OF THE FRACTURE SURFACE DETERMINED THE FAILURE WAS FROM FATIGUE.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CHI93LA369Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFestus, MOa fatigue failure of the tailwheel spring.Sep 18, 1993 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N840B · 1

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

Accident 20020717017009AFarmington, MO(-23) The pilot landed on runway 20 at Farmington. Upon touching down, the tail wheel began to shimmy. The pilot pushed the control stick forward in an effort to reduce the weight on the tail in order to reduce the shimmy. Hen then noticed he was drifting to…Jul 17, 2002 · No damage