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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Luscom 8E · Santa Fe, NM · June 11, 2000

Date
June 11, 2000 · 15:26 local
Place
Santa Fe, NM
Airport
Santa Fe County Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N25222
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN00LA107
Reported as
Luscom 8E
Reported engine
Continental O200A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
303 total116 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(.4)At approximately 100 feet above ground level, during initial climb following takeoff, the left wing dropped and the aircraft impacted the ground. Weather conditions at the time were high gusting winds. (-23)on June 11, 2000, at approximately 1530 MDT, N25222, a Luscombe aircraft. Departed runway 20 at Santa Fe municipal airport. The pilot-in-command, a private pilot, privacy data omitted stated that after takeoff at approximately 100 feet AGL, the aircraft stalled. privacy data omitted Initiated a recovery, but impacted the ground on the left side of runway 20 at Santa Fe. The pilot-in-command nor his passenger received any injuries. VMC conditions prevailed. No flight plan or weather briefing was received to filed by the pilot.

As the FAA filed it

(.4)AT APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL, DURING INITIAL CLIMB FOLLOWING TAKEOFF, THE LEFT WING DROPPED AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND. WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME WERE HIGH GUSTING WINDS. (-23)ON JUNE 11, 2000, AT APPROXIMATELY 1530 MDT, N25222, A LUSCOMBE AIRCRAFT. DEPARTED RUNWAY 20 AT SANTA FE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND, A PRIVATE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF AT APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET AGL, THE AIRCRAFT STALLED. ^PRIVACY DA^ INITIATED A RECOVERY, BUT IMPACTED THE GROUND ON THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 20 AT SANTA FE. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND NOR HIS PASSENGER RECEIVED ANY INJURIES. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED. NO FLIGHT PLAN OR WEATHER BRIEFING WAS RECEIVED TO FILED BY THE PILOT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.