# Accident 20020118007979A: Luscom 8A, Wahoo, NE, January 18, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 2002, 15:00 local time
- Place: Wahoo, NE
- Airport: Wahoo Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2091° N, 96.6200° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2091&lon=-96.6200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71677, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71677-2014-11-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8A
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020118007979A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI02LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA064), Jan 18, 2002: Luscombe 8A (N71677), Wahoo, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student, who was a private pilot, used excessive braking during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N71677 (1)

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

- [Incident 19831210071929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831210071929I), Dec 10, 1983: Luscom 8A (N71677), North Platte, NE, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control as the tail wheel contacted the runway after a wheel landing. Ground looped.

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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