- Date
- June 20, 1982, 20:45 local (Jun 21, 1982, 02:45 UTC)
- Place
- Wendover, UT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N77947Luscombe 8A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 20, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820620023339A
- Case key
- 72992
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot reported that during the landing roll, he applied moderate braking to avoid a long taxi distance back to the parking area. He was wearing unfamiliar boots with higher than normal heels, and while using the small heel brake peddles, the aircraft began to yaw to the left. He released the brakes and tried to control the aircraft with rudder and thottle. However, the left yaw continued and the aircraft ground looped to the left. The right main gear collapsed and the propeller and right wing were damaged.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N77947
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 3674
- Airframe hours
- 1,030
- Engine
- Continental A-65-8, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Gene L. Peterson
- Registered owner
- Gene L. Peterson
- Departed
- 42U · Morgan, UT
- Destination
- FNT · Flint, MI
- Airport
- ENV · Wendover Airport, runway 3, 9,100 × 150 ft, concrete
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 454 total · 89 in this make and model · 365 as pilot in command · 29 in the last 90 days · 29 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Temperature
- 187 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ENV
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N77947 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.