# NTSB CHI82DA134: Luscombe 8A, N71834, Dodgeville, WI, April 25, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: April 25, 1982, 11:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place: Dodgeville, WI
- Location: 42.9660° N, 90.1297° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dodgeville, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9660&lon=-90.1297&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 25, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70489
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82DA134
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70489/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA134

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Nose over, landing - roll
  - flight controls - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - brakes(normal) - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8A
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 3261
- Airframe hours: 2035
- Engines: 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.

- Pilot; age 61; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820425010999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820425010999A), Apr 25, 1982: Luscom 8A, Dodgeville, WI, Substantial damage. Pilot lost control of aircraft during landing, airplane flipped inverted.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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