# Incident 20020316004319I: Luscom 8A, Erie, CO, March 16, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 2002, 10:15 local time
- Place: Erie, CO
- Airport: Tri-County Airport
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0403° N, 105.0383° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Erie, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0403&lon=-105.0383&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1350K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1350K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85-12F (registry code 17125, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-12f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020316004319I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 1015AM MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, ON MARCH 16, 2002 AT THE ERIE, COLORADO, TRI-COUNTY AIRPORT (48V), MR. ROBERTS WAS OBSERVED HAND-PROPPING A LUSCOMBE MODEL 8-A. THERE WAS NO ONE IN THE COCKPIT AT THE CONTROLS. THE FAA INSPECTOR, CONDUCTING NORMAL SURVEILLANCE, INTERVENED AND STOPPED THE ACTION UNTIL APPROPRIATELY QUALIFIED PERSONNEL WERE AT THE CONTROLS OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N1350K (1)

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

- [Incident 20020408007849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020408007849I), Apr 8, 2002: Luscom 8A (N1350K), Denver, CO, Minor damage. (-23) While landing on runway tail bounced and tail wheel spring bolt failed. No steering control. Aircraft towed off runway without incident.

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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