# Accident 20060910026589A: Luscom 8E, Dodgeville, WI, September 10, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 2006, 09:25 local time
- Place: Dodgeville, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0686° N, 90.2194° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0686&lon=-90.2194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2020B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2020B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8E (registry code 8190112, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8E
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 337 total, 130 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06CA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA259) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060910026589A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT INDICATES HE LEFT BRODHEAD, WI, AT APPROXIMATELY 0830. WHILE ENROUTE TO VEROQUA, WI, HE ENCOUNTERED IMC WEATHER. THE LOCAL WEATHER WAS DETERIORATING AND RATHER THAN RISK IFR, THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON A ROAD (KORBACK ROAD/COUNTY Z 0930). DURING LANDING ROLL OUT AND EXITING THE PAVEMENT, THE RH MLG CONTACTED A SHALLOW DITCH CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO TURN, WHICH RESULTED IN SIDE-LOADING THE LH MLG, WHICH COLLAPSED UNDER THE FUSELAGE. DAMAGE INCLUDES-LOWER FUSELAGE/CABIN STRUCTURE LH/MLG, PROPELLER AND WING TIP.

## 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 CHI06CA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA259), Sep 10, 2006: Luscombe 8E (N2020B), Dodgeville, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot encountering unsuitable terrain during the precautionary landing. A factor was the ditch the pilot encountered.

## Other reports on N2020B (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19900904051869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900904051869I), Sep 4, 1990: Luscom 8E (N2020B), Farmington, MN, Minor damage. Lost directional control on rollout. Drifted to the left edge of the runway and then rolled into a wheel rut.

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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