# Accident 19940609015109A: Luscom 8A, Peoria, IL, June 9, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1994, 18:30 local time
- Place: Peoria, IL
- Airport: Mount Hawley Auxillary Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7958° N, 89.6135° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7958&lon=-89.6135&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72009, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72009) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8A
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 313 total, 178 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA194) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940609015109A

## Narrative

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

MADE HARD LANDING FROM UNCORRECTED HIGH SINK RATE ON FINAL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI94LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA194), Jun 9, 1994: Luscombe 8A (N72009), Peoria, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudged landing flare. A factor associated with the accident is the pilot allowing the airplane to descend at an excessive rate.

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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