# Accident 20040721028219A: Luscom 8A, Merrill, WI, July 21, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 2004, 18:30 local time
- Place: Merrill, WI
- Airport: Merrill Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1989° N, 89.7128° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1989&lon=-89.7128&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45628, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45628) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8A
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 45 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04CA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA189) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040721028219A

## Narrative

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

(-23) INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT WERE PERFORMING TOUCH AND GOES ON RUNWAY 34 AT MERRILL, WI (RRL). AFTER THIRD LANDING, STUDENT APPLIED POWER FOR TAKEOFF. ONCE AIRBORNE, AIRCRAFT YAWED TO THE RIGHT AND THE STUDENT RELEASED THE CONTROLS. THE INSTRUCTOR ASSUMED CONTROL AND CORRECTED THE YAW. HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT CLIMB OUT OF GROUND EFFECT AND STALLED, CRASHING INTO A BOG APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET BEYOND THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS 49 LBS. UNDER MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE TAKEOFF WEIGHT AND THE DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,000 FEET.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI04CA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA189), Jul 21, 2004: Luscombe 8A (N45628), Merrill, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The dual student's failure to maintain directional control during the initial climb after takeoff and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action. A contributing factor was that all available…

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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