# Accident 20080119000229A: Luscom 8E, Brigham City, UT, January 19, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 2008, 17:20 local time
- Place: Brigham City, UT
- Airport: Brigham City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5522° N, 112.0622° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5522&lon=-112.0622&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71730, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71730) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8E (registry code 8190112, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 640 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08CA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080119000229A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE SHOCK CORDS ON THE SKIS ARE IN POOR CONDITION AND WEAK. THE SHOCK CORDS ARE DESIGNED TO KEEP THE NOSE OF THE SKI IN A POSITION TO ALLOW THE TRAILING EDGE TO CONTACT THE SURFACE FIRST. THE PILOT LANDED WITH THE NOSE OF THE SKI CONTACTING THE RUNWAY FIRST CAUSING THE SKI TO ROTATE AROUND THE AXLE LIFTING THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RIGHT SIDE RESULTING IN THE LEFT WING CONTACTING THE RUNWAY AND A ROLLOVER DAMAGING THE VERTICAL FIN.

## 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 LAX08CA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA051), Jan 20, 2008: Luscombe 8E (N71730), Brigham City, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the landing gear/ski attachment assembly due to inadequate maintenance.

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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