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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Luscom 8A · Fairbanks, AK · November 3, 2002

Date
November 3, 2002 · 10:38 local
Place
Fairbanks, AK
Airport
Fairbanks International
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1933B
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC03LA010
Reported as
Luscom 8A

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) privacy data omitted NTSB # ANC03CA010 airman reported that he was flying the aircraft from chena marina airport to Fairbanks airport, under tower control. Chena marina is within Fairbanks class d airspace. He stated he taxied through snow on his departure, temps were at 28-30 degrees. On touchdown at Fairbanks aircraft nosed over on runway. Pilot thinks ice was the problem, melting into brake system and freezing. Inspector was on the scene 30 minutes after the accident, brakes operated normal, temp was 29 degrees. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to both wings, fuselage, and empennage. No injury to pilot.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED NTSB # ANC03CA010 AIRMAN REPORTED THAT HE WAS FLYING THE AIRCRAFT FROM CHENA MARINA AIRPORT TO FAIRBANKS AIRPORT, UNDER TOWER CONTROL. CHENA MARINA IS WITHIN FAIRBANKS CLASS D AIRSPACE. HE STATED HE TAXIED THROUGH SNOW ON HIS DEPARTURE, TEMPS WERE AT 28-30 DEGREES. ON TOUCHDOWN AT FAIRBANKS AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER ON RUNWAY. PILOT THINKS ICE WAS THE PROBLEM, MELTING INTO BRAKE SYSTEM AND FREEZING. INSPECTOR WAS ON THE SCENE 30 MINUTES AFTER THE ACCIDENT, BRAKES OPERATED NORMAL, TEMP WAS 29 DEGREES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS, FUSELAGE, AND EMPENNAGE. NO INJURY TO PILOT.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N1933B · 2

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