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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Luscom 8A · Eagle, WI · July 23, 2007

Date: July 23, 2007 · 19:00 local
Place: Eagle, WI
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N5990P
Reported as: Luscom 8A
Reported engine: Continental C8512
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 18,000 total300 in this make and model185 in the last 90 days

N5990PRegistered now · Luscombe 8AS/N 2794 · 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 level flight at 3,000 ft. MSL, at 2300 RPM, aircraft sustained loss of propeller, with engine stopping. 10 to 15 seconds later engine was restarted and again stopped with engine oil covering windshield. Aircraft landed uneventfully on Wisconsin state highway 59, headed eastbound. The aircraft sustained no damage and there were no injuries to either the pilot or passenger.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING LEVEL FLIGHT AT 3,000 FT. MSL, AT 2300 RPM, AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED LOSS OF PROPELLER, WITH ENGINE STOPPING. 10 TO 15 SECONDS LATER ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AND AGAIN STOPPED WITH ENGINE OIL COVERING WINDSHIELD. AIRCRAFT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY ON WISCONSIN STATE HIGHWAY 59, HEADED EASTBOUND. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED NO DAMAGE AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO EITHER THE PILOT OR PASSENGER.