# Accident 19970415005969A: Luscom 8E, Wautoma, WI, April 15, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1997, 17:50 local time
- Place: Wautoma, WI
- Airport: Wautoma Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0607° N, 89.2896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0607&lon=-89.2896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26SH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8E
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 75 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970415005969A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS, ENGINE SPUTTERED, ROLLED OFF END OF RUNWAY AND FLIPPED OVER. (-23) ON APRIL 15, 1997, AT APPROXIMTELY 1750 CDT, A LUSCUMBE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT THE WAUTOMA AIRPORT (Y50) ON RUNWAY 13.  THE REPORTED WINDS IN THE AREA WERE FROM 240 DEGREE TO 250 DEGREE AT 10 GUSTING TO 27 KNOTS.  THE PILOT STATED ON THE TAKEOFF PORTION OF THE TOUCH &  GO, THE ENGINE SPUTTERED.  HE WAITED FOR THE ENGINE TO REGAIN FULL POWER WHEN HE OVERRAN THE RUNWAY END BY OVER 400 FEET AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER IN SOFT SAND.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       (.4)IN HIS STATEMENT, THE PILOT INDICATED THAT THE FOURTH TOUCH & GO LANDING 'TOOK AWHILE TO GET THE PLANE ON ITS MAINS BECAUSE OF THE GUSTY CONDITIONS.' HE SAID THAT WHEN THE POWER WAS ADVANCED 'THE ENGINE SPUTTERED. PUSHED IN CARBURETOR HEAT. STILL SPUTTERED. PUMPED THROTTLE, STILL SPUTTERED.'  HE NEXT 'PUT THE TAIL DOWN, AND STARTED BREAKING.'  DURING THE ABORTED TAKEOFF ROLL THE AIRCRAFT 'RAN OFF THE END OF 13 INTO A FRESHLY PLOWED [SOFT] SANDY FIELD. THE MAIN WHEELS DUG IN AND THE PLANE WENT ON TO ITS BACK.'  THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 420 FEET PAST THE END OF RUNWAY 13 INVERTED.  SUBSEQUENTLY THE PILOT SAID, 'I BELIEVE I PUSHED POWER IN TO FAST AND FLOODED ENGINE.  PUMPING THROTTLE MADE IT WORSE.'

## 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 CHI97LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA112), Apr 15, 1997: Luscombe 8E (N26SH), Wautoma, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper use of the throttle. Factors were a crosswind and soft terrain.

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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