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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Luscom 8E · Bellaire, MI · October 31, 2001

Date: October 31, 2001 · 10:40 local
Place: Bellaire, MI
Airport: Antrim County
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N1243K
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI02LA017
Reported as: Luscom 8E

N1243KRegistration cancelled Feb 8, 2018 · Luscombe 8ES/N 3970 · Built 1946 Airframe modelLuscombe 8E Engine modelContinental C85 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) The pilot attempted to land the floatplane on the grass parallel to taxiway alpha. A normal full flap approach was made. The pilot touched down on the aft edge of the floats, as the weight shifted on to the step, the floats dug into the sandy soil and the aircraft flipped over nose first on to its back. Substantial damage occurred. No injuries. (.19) on October 31, 2001, at 1040 eastern standard time, a Luscombe model LL-8-E floatplane, N1243K, sustained substantial damage when it nosed over during landing on the grass which paralleled taxiway a at the Antrim County Airport (acb), Bellaire, Wisconsin. The private pilot, who had a seaplane rating, was not injured. The 14 CFR part 91 flight had departed lake ellsworth, ellsworth, Michigan, at 1030 and was making a full stop landing on the grass at acb. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND THE FLOATPLANE ON THE GRASS PARALLEL TO TAXIWAY ALPHA. A NORMAL FULL FLAP APPROACH WAS MADE. THE PILOT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE AFT EDGE OF THE FLOATS, AS THE WEIGHT SHIFTED ON TO THE STEP, THE FLOATS DUG INTO THE SANDY SOIL AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER NOSE FIRST ON TO ITS BACK. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE OCCURRED. NO INJURIES. (.19) ON OCTOBER 31, 2001, AT 1040 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A LUSCOMBE MODEL LL-8-E FLOATPLANE, N1243K, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT NOSED OVER DURING LANDING ON THE GRASS WHICH PARALLELED TAXIWAY A AT THE ANTRIM COUNTY AIRPORT (ACB), BELLAIRE, WISCONSIN. THE PRIVATE PILOT, WHO HAD A SEAPLANE RATING, WAS NOT INJURED. THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT HAD DEPARTED LAKE ELLSWORTH, ELLSWORTH, MICHIGAN, AT 1030 AND WAS MAKING A FULL STOP LANDING ON THE GRASS AT ACB. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CHI02LA017Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBellaire, MIthe unsuitable terrain for landing selected by the pilot. A factor was the soft terrain.Oct 31, 2001 · Substantial damage