# Incident 20240623007859I: Luscombe 8E, Stevensville, MT, June 23, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 2024, 14:20 local time
- Place: Stevensville, MT
- Airport: Stevensville
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.5251° N, 114.0528° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at STEVENSVILLE (32S), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5251&lon=-114.0528&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27RD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27RD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8E (registry code 8190112, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8E
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 122 total, 38 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240623007859I

## Narrative

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

ON TAKEOFF ROLL, PILOT ATTEMPTED TO COMPENSATE FOR THE GUSTY CROSS WINDS AND MISMANAGED THE CONTROLS.  THE AIRCRAFT CORRECTED HARD LEFT AND THE RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED DAMAGEING THE RIGHT WING TIP.

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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