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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Luscom T8F · Chiloquin, OR · March 26, 2004

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Date: March 26, 2004 · 10:20 local
Place: Chiloquin, OR
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: CFHUH
Reported as: Luscom T8F
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,900 total700 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) VFR flight from eug to lmt, encountered marginal weather with ceilings at tree tops near Chiloquin, Oregon (2S7). Circled open area and attempted landing on gravel road. Gusty conditions caused balooning on final. Decided to overshoot to avoid a sign post. On go around while turning left aircraft began to sink. Pilot lowered nose to prevent stalling. Aircraft touched down, uncontrolled, on soft field and flipped over. Minor injuries, substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) VFR FLIGHT FROM EUG TO LMT, ENCOUNTERED MARGINAL WEATHER WITH CEILINGS AT TREE TOPS NEAR CHILOQUIN, OREGON (2S7). CIRCLED OPEN AREA AND ATTEMPTED LANDING ON GRAVEL ROAD. GUSTY CONDITIONS CAUSED BALOONING ON FINAL. DECIDED TO OVERSHOOT TO AVOID A SIGN POST. ON GO AROUND WHILE TURNING LEFT AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SINK. PILOT LOWERED NOSE TO PREVENT STALLING. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN, UNCONTROLLED, ON SOFT FIELD AND FLIPPED OVER. MINOR INJURIES, SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.