# Accident 20011031029909A: Luscom 8E, Bellaire, MI, October 31, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 2001, 10:40 local time
- Place: Bellaire, MI
- Airport: Antrim County
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9709° N, 85.2009° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9709&lon=-85.2009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1243K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1243K-2018-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8E (registry code 8190112, https://openairdocs.org/model/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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011031029909A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI02LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA017), Oct 31, 2001: Luscombe LL-8-E (N1243K), Bellaire, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the unsuitable terrain for landing selected by the pilot. A factor was the soft terrain.

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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