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FAA incident report · Luscombe 8F · Chesterfield, MO · June 5, 2011

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Date
June 5, 2011 · 07:00 local
Place
Chesterfield, MO
Airport
Spirit Of St Louis
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1480B
Reported as
Luscombe 8F
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
21,000 total940 in this make and model105 in the last 90 days
N1480BRegistered now · Luscombe 8FS/N 6107 · Built 1948Airframe modelLuscombe 8FEngine modelContinental C90 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

N1480B, piloted by privacy data omitted was on landing roll out on runway 26R at Spirit of saint Louis airport (ksus). The tailwheel leaf spring fractured about 10 feet after touchdown. The aircraft went into the grass partially off the runway. No other damage occurred to the aircraft. The tailwheel assembly "leaf spring," part number U3-428-1, fractured. The "leaf spring," part number U3-428-1, has indications of previous fracture fatigue. A malfunction or defect report will be completed.

As the FAA filed it

N1480B, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ON LANDING ROLL OUT ON RUNWAY 26R AT SPIRIT OF SAINT LOUIS AIRPORT (KSUS). THE TAILWHEEL LEAF SPRING FRACTURED ABOUT 10 FEET AFTER TOUCHDOWN. THE AIRCRAFT WENT INTO THE GRASS PARTIALLY OFF THE RUNWAY. NO OTHER DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLY "LEAF SPRING," PART NUMBER U3-428-1, FRACTURED. THE "LEAF SPRING," PART NUMBER U3-428-1, HAS INDICATIONS OF PREVIOUS FRACTURE FATIGUE. A MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT WILL BE COMPLETED.