# Incident 20050506014379I: Luscom 8A, Elyria, OH, May 6, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 2005, 17:15 local time
- Place: Elyria, OH
- Airport: Elyria Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3315° N, 82.1003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ELYRIA (1G1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3315&lon=-82.1003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71556, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71556) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8A
- Reported engine: CONT A65*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 23,300 total, 280 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050506014379I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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