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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Luscom 8A · Harlan, IA · February 1, 2007

Date
February 1, 2007
Place
Harlan, IA
Airport
Harlan Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N45599
Reported as
Luscom 8A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
270 total180 in this make and model10 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) While taxiing to the active runway, the aircraft taxied through some snow. The air temperature was bitterly cold. Upon landing, one of the brakes froze. This caused the aircraft to veer to the side of the runway where it impacted a large snow bank that had been left from the snow removal operation. The aircraft struck the snow bank and flipped onto its back causing minor damage to the aircraft. No injuries occurred. During the recovery operation, it was noted by airport and maintenance personnel that the brake was still locked. This incident is closed with this report. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE TAXIING TO THE ACTIVE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED THROUGH SOME SNOW. THE AIR TEMPERATURE WAS BITTERLY COLD. UPON LANDING, ONE OF THE BRAKES FROZE. THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER TO THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WHERE IT IMPACTED A LARGE SNOW BANK THAT HAD BEEN LEFT FROM THE SNOW REMOVAL OPERATION. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE SNOW BANK AND FLIPPED ONTO ITS BACK CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES OCCURRED. DURING THE RECOVERY OPERATION, IT WAS NOTED BY AIRPORT AND MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL THAT THE BRAKE WAS STILL LOCKED. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^