# Incident 20110521009289I: Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E, Schaumburg, IL, May 21, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 2011, 12:00 local time
- Place: Schaumburg, IL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0284° N, 88.0847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Schaumburg, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0284&lon=-88.0847&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39031, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39031) (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: SILVAIRE LUSCOMBE 8E
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,650 total, 982 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110521009289I

## Narrative

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

PILOT OF N39031 WAS TAXING TO THE RAMP FOR FUEL AND STRUCK A PORTABLE HELIPAD WITH LEFT MAIN GEAR.  HELIPAD WAS PARKED FURTHER OUT ON RAMP THAN USUAL BY PRIVATE OWNER WHO WAS OUT FLYING HIS HELICOPTER.  PILOT WAS OPERATING A "TAIL DRAGGER" AIRCRAFT AND DID NOT SEE HELIPAD.   PILOT STATED HE VEERED SLIGHTLY OFF OF THE TAXI LINE.N39031 SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE ON THE LEFT MAIN GEAR, PROPELLER, AND ENGINE.NO POST IMPACT FIRE OCCURRED. NO INJURIES TO PILOT OR PERSONNEL ON THE GROUND OCCURRED AS A RESULT.  MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PORTABLE HELIPAD OCCURRED.

## Other reports on N39031 (1)

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

- [Incident 19800724062969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800724062969I), Jul 24, 1980: Luscom 8E (N39031), Raleigh, NC, Minor damage. Aircraft blew over while taxiing behind jet aircraft.

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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