# NTSB CHI82DA258: Luscombe 8F, N5PL, Belleville, MI, July 16, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: July 16, 1982, 19:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place: Belleville, MI
- Location: 42.1772° N, 83.5450° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BELLEVILLE (43G), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1772&lon=-83.5450&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 16, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69919
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82DA258
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69919/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA258

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- Undershoot, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor)
- Complete gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown

## Analysis

DURING THE APPROACH THE ACFT STALLED ABOUT 20 FT AGL. THE PLT ADDED POWER BUT THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN SHORT OF THE RWY & COLLIDED WITH A DITCH.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5PL](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5PL-2012-09-05), registration cancelled 2012-09-05, S/N 5395, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8F
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8E](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (registry code 8190112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 5395
- Airframe hours: 2955
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Lloyd Cochran
- Registered owner: Lloyd Cochran
- Departed: PRIVATE STRIP, MI
- Destination: 43G, LARSEN AIRPARK, MI
- Airport: 43G, Larsen Airpark, runway 36, 1,750 × 180 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 49; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 2,149 total, 381 in this make and model, 2,072 as pilot in command, 11 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Temperature: 176 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## 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 19820716030679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820716030679A), Jul 16, 1982: Luscom 8F, Belleville, MI, Substantial damage. Pilot flared aircraft to high during landing causing stall and airplane dropping from 20 feet above ground.

## Other investigations on N5PL (1)

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.

- [NTSB IAD98LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA011), Oct 25, 1997: Silvaire Luscombe 8B (N5PL), Bluefield, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot failed to maintain control of the airplane.

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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