20050506014379I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Luscom 8A · Elyria, OH · May 6, 2005

Date
May 6, 2005 · 17:15 local
Place
Elyria, OH
Airport
Elyria Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N71556
Reported as
Luscom 8A
Reported engine
Continental A65*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
23,300 total280 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) At 17:15 EST, a Luscombe 8A was on a sight seeing flight when the pilot smelled something burning, looked at his guages and saw that he had no oil pressure. Landed in a new development without houses, just a road, left elevator hit a survey stick, doing minor damage. Went to Ohio air craftsman facilities where the aircraft was taken. Engine did in fact have oil in the reservoir. Engine accessory gearbox was removed for inspection oil pump by visual insp looks servicable. Teledyne Continental was contacted, they sent an engine box to Ohio air craftsman and Ohio air craftsman put the engine in the box and sent it to teledyne Continental. Details to follow.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AT 17:15 EST, A LUSCOMBE 8A WAS ON A SIGHT SEEING FLIGHT WHEN THE PILOT SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING, LOOKED AT HIS GUAGES AND SAW THAT HE HAD NO OIL PRESSURE. LANDED IN A NEW DEVELOPMENT WITHOUT HOUSES, JUST A ROAD, LEFT ELEVATOR HIT A SURVEY STICK, DOING MINOR DAMAGE. WENT TO OHIO AIR CRAFTSMAN FACILITIES WHERE THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAKEN. ENGINE DID IN FACT HAVE OIL IN THE RESERVOIR. ENGINE ACCESSORY GEARBOX WAS REMOVED FOR INSPECTION OIL PUMP BY VISUAL INSP LOOKS SERVICABLE. TELEDYNE CONTINENTAL WAS CONTACTED, THEY SENT AN ENGINE BOX TO OHIO AIR CRAFTSMAN AND OHIO AIR CRAFTSMAN PUT THE ENGINE IN THE BOX AND SENT IT TO TELEDYNE CONTINENTAL. DETAILS TO FOLLOW.