# Incident 19981214043319I: Luscom 8E, Lapeer, MI, December 14, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 1998
- Place: Lapeer, MI
- Airport: Dupont-Lapeer Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0665° N, 83.2716° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DUPONT/LAPEER (D95), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0665&lon=-83.2716&mi=10
- Aircraft: N326Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N326Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E (registry code 8190128, https://openairdocs.org/model/silvaire-luscombe-8e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8E
- Reported engine: CONT C85*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 40 total, 34 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981214043319I

## Narrative

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

(-5)WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 18 AT DUPONT/LAPEER (D95) IN A SLIGHT CROSSWIND, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE GOT BEHIND THE AIRPLANE, RAN OFF THE RUNWAY INTO SOME SOFT/PLOWED SOIL. AT A SLOW SPEED THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER ONTO ITS BACK.  DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT EXTENSIVE:  VERTICAL STAB CAP DENTED, ANTENNA BROKEN ON TOP OF WING OVER COCKPIT, BROKEN WINDSCREEN, PROPELLER BENT, MOTOR MOUNT ON RT. SIDE BENT.

## Other reports on N326Y (1)

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

- [Incident 20080326833369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080326833369I), Mar 26, 2008: Luscom 8E (N326Y), Lapeer, MI, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot was on takeoff roll from runway 18. He indicated that a gust of wind weathervaned his aircraft, causing it to depart the runway surface. Upon…

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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