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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Luscom 8C · Monroe, LA · April 16, 2000

Date: April 16, 2000 · 15:00 local
Place: Monroe, LA
Airport: Monroe Regional
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N41900
Reported as: Luscom 8C
Reported engine: Lycoming O235*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N41900Registered now · Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8CS/N 1861 Airframe modelSilvaire LUSCOMBE 8C

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What happened

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

(-23)Aircraft engine had been overhauled. Pilot was performing a test flight around the pattern when the engine lost power. Pilot put aircraft down in a field. Aircraft sustained substantial damage from a construction pipe upon landing. Landing gear was damaged from the construction pipe. Location: forsythe ave. and loop rd. approx 4-5 miles w/nw of kmlu. Engine was run four (4) times at various rpms and considered carburator icing. Weather that day was 70 to 74 degrees.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)AIRCRAFT ENGINE HAD BEEN OVERHAULED. PILOT WAS PERFORMING A TEST FLIGHT AROUND THE PATTERN WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER. PILOT PUT AIRCRAFT DOWN IN A FIELD. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE FROM A CONSTRUCTION PIPE UPON LANDING. LANDING GEAR WAS DAMAGED FROM THE CONSTRUCTION PIPE. LOCATION: FORSYTHE AVE. AND LOOP RD. APPROX 4-5 MILES W/NW OF KMLU. ENGINE WAS RUN FOUR (4) TIMES AT VARIOUS RPMS AND CONSIDERED CARBURATOR ICING. WEATHER THAT DAY WAS 70 TO 74 DEGREES.