20050612012869I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Luscom 8A · Groveland, CA · June 12, 2005

Date: June 12, 2005 · 21:17 local
Place: Groveland, CA
Airport: Pine Mountain Lake Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N71146
Reported as: Luscom 8A
Reported engine: Continental A651
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

N71146Registration cancelled Oct 15, 2012 · Luscombe 8AS/N 2573 · Built 1946 Airframe modelLuscombe 8A Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) During takeoff roll, the aircraft departed the runway and ended up in a ditch. The aircraft sustained damage to the outboard section of the right wing and the right main landing gear. The left lower engine mount bolt was found severely galled with deformed threads. The associated hardware (castellated nut, an 310-4, cotter key, an 380-2-2 and washer) were missing and could not be found.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND ENDED UP IN A DITCH. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE OUTBOARD SECTION OF THE RIGHT WING AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE LEFT LOWER ENGINE MOUNT BOLT WAS FOUND SEVERELY GALLED WITH DEFORMED THREADS. THE ASSOCIATED HARDWARE (CASTELLATED NUT, AN 310-4, COTTER KEY, AN 380-2-2 AND WASHER) WERE MISSING AND COULD NOT BE FOUND.