# Incident 20020408007849I: Luscom 8A, Denver, CO, April 8, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 2002, 19:00 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Jeffco Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7392° N, 104.9847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denver, CO, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7392&lon=-104.9847&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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 460 total, 230 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020408007849I

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY TAIL BOUNCED AND TAIL WHEEL SPRING BOLT FAILED. NO STEERING CONTROL. AIRCRAFT TOWED OFF RUNWAY WITHOUT INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N1350K (1)

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

- [Incident 20020316004319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020316004319I), Mar 16, 2002: Luscom 8A (N1350K), Erie, CO. (-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…

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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