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FAA incident report · Luscombe 8A · Deer Park, WA · August 4, 2012

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Date
August 4, 2012 · 13:00 local
Place
Deer Park, WA
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N72058
Reported as
Luscombe 8A
Reported engine
Continental A&C65 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,663 total83 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N72058Registered now · Luscombe 8AS/N 3485 · Built 1946Airframe modelLuscombe 8AEngine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot departed felts field (sff) in spokane, WA bound for a private grass strip that he had landed on many times previously. The strip has a road running perpindicular to the end of it. Upon landing the pilot was unable to sufficiently slow the aircraft. To avoid going onto the country road he made a hard right turn at the end of the runway. The left landing gear went into a ditch that parallels the road. Aircraft sustained damage to the left landing gear, the left wingtip, and the propeller.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT DEPARTED FELTS FIELD (SFF) IN SPOKANE, WA BOUND FOR A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP THAT HE HAD LANDED ON MANY TIMES PREVIOUSLY. THE STRIP HAS A ROAD RUNNING PERPINDICULAR TO THE END OF IT. UPON LANDING THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO SUFFICIENTLY SLOW THE AIRCRAFT. TO AVOID GOING ONTO THE COUNTRY ROAD HE MADE A HARD RIGHT TURN AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT LANDING GEAR WENT INTO A DITCH THAT PARALLELS THE ROAD. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT LANDING GEAR, THE LEFT WINGTIP, AND THE PROPELLER.