# Accident 20080930848049A: Laird LC1B300, Spokane, WA, September 30, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 2008, 16:30 local time
- Place: Spokane, WA
- Airport: Felts Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6764° N, 117.3225° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6764&lon=-117.3225&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10402, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N10402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Laird LC-1B-300 (registry code 5070110, https://openairdocs.org/model/laird-lc-1b-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright 975E-1 (registry code 67014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-975e-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LAIRD LC1B300
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R975E1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,003 total, 22 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08CA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA214) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080930848049A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED HE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 21L AT THE SPOKANE FELTS FIELD (SFF) AIRPORT.  HE CONTACTED THE RUNWAY HE CHARACTERIZED AS A FIRM LANDING THE BOUNCED, UPON THE SUBSEQUENT TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE THAT RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPING.  AFTER THE ACCIDENT HE FOUND THAT THE CLAMP THAT HOLDS THE TAIL WHEEL TO THE TAIL WHEEL LEAF SPRING HAD SHEARED THE BOLT HEADS OFF.

## 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 SEA08CA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA214), Sep 30, 2008: Laird LC-1B-300 (N10402), Spokane, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s misjudged landing flare that resulted in a hard landing. A contributing factor was the impact related failure of the tail wheel spring attachment bolts due to overload, which resulted in…

## Other reports on N10402 (1)

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

- [Incident 20120830019559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120830019559I), Aug 30, 2012: Laird LC-1B-300 (N10402), Knoxville, IA, No damage. On August 30, 2012, at approximately 1025 CDT, N10402, a Laird, LC-1B-300, began to lose power and was forced to land on highway 5/92 (exit 62) just north of…

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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