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FAA incident report · Luscom 8A · Alamogordo, NM · August 23, 1998

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Date
August 23, 1998 · 19:46 local
Place
Alamogordo, NM
Airport
Alamogordo-White Sands Regiona
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1116K
Reported as
Luscom 8A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,700 total250 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days
N1116KRegistered now · Luscombe 8AS/N 3843Airframe modelLuscombe 8AEngine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Acft landed hard, the right main gear broke off, and the acft veered off the right side of the rwy. (-5)on August 23, 1998 at 1946 MDT a Luscombe 8-A, N1116K, woned and operated by the pilot was involved in a hard landing incident at Alamogordo airport, Alamogordo, new Mexico. The ATP rated pilot on a local pleasure flight was uninjured and the aircraft received minor damage. No flight plan was filed and VMC conditions prevailed. The flight originated at the Alamogordo airport on August 23, 1998 at 1845 MDT.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT LANDED HARD, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR BROKE OFF, AND THE ACFT VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RWY. (-5)ON AUGUST 23, 1998 AT 1946 MDT A LUSCOMBE 8-A, N1116K, WONED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT WAS INVOLVED IN A HARD LANDING INCIDENT AT ALAMOGORDO AIRPORT, ALAMOGORDO, NEW MEXICO. THE ATP RATED PILOT ON A LOCAL PLEASURE FLIGHT WAS UNINJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED AND VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE ALAMOGORDO AIRPORT ON AUGUST 23, 1998 AT 1845 MDT.