# Incident 20040117000309I: Luscom 8F, Plattsburgh, NY, January 17, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 2004
- Place: Plattsburgh, NY
- Airport: Clinton County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6875° N, 73.5245° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Clinton County Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6875&lon=-73.5245&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9908C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9908C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Silvaire 8F (registry code 8190154, https://openairdocs.org/model/silvaire-8f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040117000309I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 01/17/2004, SILVAIR N9908C WAS INVOLVED IN A "GROUND LOOP" INCIDENT AT CLINTON COUNTY AIRPORT, NY (PLB). THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR OTHER PROPERTY DAMAGE. MAINTENANCE DETERMINED THAT THE LEFT BRAKE FROZE, CAUSING THE "GROUND LOOP" AND SUBSEQUENT UPSET OF THE AIRCRAFT. AIRFRAME DAMAGE IS CONSIDERED "MINOR" AND IS AS FOLLOWS: PROP/ENGINE - SUDDEN STOPPAGE, WINDSCREEN - CRACKED, VERTICAL STAB TIP - CRUSHED, FORWARD TIP OF RUDDER - BENT. PROBABLE CAUSE WAS THE FREEZING OF THE LEFT MECHANICAL BRAKE DUE TO EXTREME COLD TEMPERATURE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

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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