What happened
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On 06/23/2012, privacy data omitted and a passenger, privacy data omitted, were flying in a 1946 Luscombe 8A. They were in the flare to land at Riley'S Roost, located at 8626 hwy nn, Mexico, MO. Traveling approximately 60 mph and decelerating for touchdown. Without any indication or forewarning, the left wing dipped down to the left. The aircraft landed hard and then bounced airborne for another 100 feet. The aircraft was then taxied to a parking area and tied down and inspected. privacy data omitted Then called the regional operations center to report the accident at 1120. The stl FSDO was contacted by the roc at 1130. The stl FSDO was able to talk to privacy data omitted on the phone and get a description of the event and the extent of the damage to the aircraft. There were no injuries to either occupant of the aircraft. The stl FSDO contacted the audrain county sheriff's department and asked for assistance from them to take photos of the aircraft damage. Deputy privacy data omitted was dispatched to Riley'S Roost and provided the stl with 5 pictures of the accident aircraft comfirming the damage. The stl FSDO chain of command was then notified by the inspector on telephone availability duty of the accident.
As the FAA filed it
ON 06/23/2012, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND A PASSENGER, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WERE FLYING IN A 1946 LUSCOMBE 8A. THEY WERE IN THE FLARE TO LAND AT RILEY'S ROOST, LOCATED AT 8626 HWY NN, MEXICO, MO. TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND DECELERATING FOR TOUCHDOWN. WITHOUT ANY INDICATION OR FOREWARNING, THE LEFT WING DIPPED DOWN TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD AND THEN BOUNCED AIRBORNE FOR ANOTHER 100 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN TAXIED TO A PARKING AREA AND TIED DOWN AND INSPECTED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THEN CALLED THE REGIONAL OPERATIONS CENTER TO REPORT THE ACCIDENT AT 1120. THE STL FSDO WAS CONTACTED BY THE ROC AT 1130. THE STL FSDO WAS ABLE TO TALK TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ON THE PHONE AND GET A DESCRIPTION OF THE EVENT AND THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO EITHER OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE STL FSDO CONTACTED THE AUDRAIN COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND ASKED FOR ASSISTANCE FROM THEM TO TAKE PHOTOS OF THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE. DEPUTY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS DISPATCHED TO RILEY'S ROOST AND PROVIDED THE STL WITH 5 PICTURES OF THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT COMFIRMING THE DAMAGE. THE STL FSDO CHAIN OF COMMAND WAS THEN NOTIFIED BY THE INSPECTOR ON TELEPHONE AVAILABILITY DUTY OF THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
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