- Date
- April 25, 1982, 11:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place
- Dodgeville, WI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N71834Luscombe 8A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820425010999A
- Case key
- 70489
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Nose over
Flight controls - improper use ofCause
Brakes(normal) - improper use ofCause
Analysis
On landing roll the aircraft was observed to nose over and invert. The pilot subsequently stated "I didn't land correctly."
Aircraft
- Registration
- N71834
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 3261
- Airframe hours
- 2,035
- Engine
- Continental C-65, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Philip Schayler
- Registered owner
- Philip Schayler
- Departed
- Palmyra, WI
- Destination
- Dodgeville, WI
- Airport
- 550 · Dodgeville Municipal, runway 12, 2,760 × 80 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 61
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 648 total · 648 in this make and model · 648 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Temperature
- 149 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.