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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Luscom 8A · Wahoo, NE · January 18, 2002

Date: January 18, 2002 · 15:00 local
Place: Wahoo, NE
Airport: Wahoo Municipal Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N71677
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI02LA064
Reported as: Luscom 8A

N71677Registration cancelled Nov 13, 2014 · Luscombe 8AS/N 3104 · Built 1946 Airframe modelLuscombe 8A Engine modelContinental A&C65 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) Instructor and student were practicing touch and goes at ahq on runway 20. While making an attempt to land, the instructor stated that the student had the tail a little too high and appeared to tap the brakes. The aircraft nosed over onto the nose approximately 2000 feet down the runway. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. Damage includes: lower forward cowl, propeller, spinner, possible crank, engine air intake (spider), oil tank, breather, 3 point engine mounts, forward canopy support risers, upper firewall mount, lower left firewall mount, right wing tip and possible upper right wing root shoulder.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT WERE PRACTICING TOUCH AND GOES AT AHQ ON RUNWAY 20. WHILE MAKING AN ATTEMPT TO LAND, THE INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT THE STUDENT HAD THE TAIL A LITTLE TOO HIGH AND APPEARED TO TAP THE BRAKES. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER ONTO THE NOSE APPROXIMATELY 2000 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. DAMAGE INCLUDES: LOWER FORWARD COWL, PROPELLER, SPINNER, POSSIBLE CRANK, ENGINE AIR INTAKE (SPIDER), OIL TANK, BREATHER, 3 POINT ENGINE MOUNTS, FORWARD CANOPY SUPPORT RISERS, UPPER FIREWALL MOUNT, LOWER LEFT FIREWALL MOUNT, RIGHT WING TIP AND POSSIBLE UPPER RIGHT WING ROOT SHOULDER.

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 CHI02LA064Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWahoo, NEThe student, who was a private pilot, used excessive braking during the landing roll.Jan 18, 2002 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N71677 · 1

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

Incident 19831210071929IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · North Platte, NEPilot lost directional control as the tail wheel contacted the runway after a wheel landing. Ground looped.Dec 10, 1983 · Minor damage