# Incident 20080326833369I: Luscom 8E, Lapeer, MI, March 26, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 2008, 15:10 local time
- Place: Lapeer, MI
- Airport: Dupont-Lapeer
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0665° N, 83.2716° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DUPONT/LAPEER (D95), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0665&lon=-83.2716&mi=10
- Aircraft: N326Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N326Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E (registry code 8190128, https://openairdocs.org/model/silvaire-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: 523 total, 523 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080326833369I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS ON TAKEOFF ROLL FROM RUNWAY 18. HE INDICATED THAT A GUST OF WIND WEATHERVANED HIS AIRCRAFT, CAUSING IT TO DEPART THE RUNWAY SURFACE. UPON APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES, THE AIRCRAFT WENT UP ON ITS NOSE, STRIKING THE LEFT WINGTIP AND PROP ON THE GROUND. (-23 AMENDMENT) PILOT WAS INITIATING TAKEOFF ROLL. HE INDICATED THAT A GUST OF WIND FROM THE RIGHT FORWARD QUARTER WEATHERVANED HIS AIRCRAFT, CAUSING IT TO DEPART THE RUNWAY SURFACE. UPON APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES, THE AIRCRAFT WENT UP ON ITS NOSE, STRIKING THE PROPELLER ON THE GROUND AND SUBSEQUENTLY ROLLING THE AIRCRAFT ONTO THE LEFT WING TIP.

## Other reports on N326Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19981214043319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981214043319I), Dec 14, 1998: Luscom 8E (N326Y), Lapeer, MI, Minor damage. (-5)While landing on runway 18 at Dupont/Lapeer (D95) in a slight crosswind, the pilot stated that he got behind the airplane, ran off the runway into some…

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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