# Incident 20150125000569I: Luscombe 8E, Waterford, MI, January 25, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 25, 2015, 17:30 local time
- Place: Waterford, MI
- Airport: Oakland Pontiac International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7023° N, 83.4027° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waterford, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7023&lon=-83.4027&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1406K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1406K-2018-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8E (registry code 8190112, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8E
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150125000569I

## Narrative

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

UPON LANDING ON RUNWAY 9L AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A SLIGHT BOUNCE OR SKIP AND WAS ON ONLY THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR THEN BLOWN BY A 0-40 QUARTERING CROSSWIND, AIRCRAFT BEGINS TO WEATHERVANE, PILOT APPLIES FULL RIGHT RUDDER AND ATTEMPTS TO APPLY POWER, ENGINE STALLS, NOW ON RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR, RIGHT MAIN GETS INTO SNOW ON EDGE OF RUNWAY AND IS PULLED OFF RUNWAY, AIRCRAFT NOSES OVER ON TO NON ROTATING PROPELLER JUST PRIOR TO AIRCRAFT COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP.

## Other reports on N1406K (2)

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

- [Accident 20150823018989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150823018989A), Aug 23, 2015: Luscombe 8E (N1406K), Waterford, MI, Substantial damage. Approaching ptk, the pilot brought up the ATIS. He found it difficult to pick out the wind information due to the excessive information on the air show that…
- [Accident 19910314009279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910314009279A), Mar 14, 1991: Luscom 8E (N1406K), Flushing, MI, Substantial damage. Dragged a wing and ground looped landing in a gusty crosswind. Side loads collapsed landing gear.

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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