# NTSB DEN82DA104: Luscombe 8A, N77947, Wendover, UT, June 21, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: June 20, 1982, 20:45 local (Jun 21, 1982, 02:45 UTC)
- Place: Wendover, UT
- Coordinates: 40.820446, -113.569541 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8204&lon=-113.5695&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 20, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72992
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN82DA104
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72992/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA104

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - landing gear - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- Gear collapsed, landing - roll

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77947-2013-05-09), registration cancelled 2013-05-09, S/N 3674, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8A
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8A](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (registry code 8190104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 3674
- Airframe hours: 1030
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 41; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820620023339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820620023339A), Jun 20, 1982: Luscom 8A, Wendover, UT, Substantial damage. Lost control of aircraft on landing rollout. Ground-looped. Blamed control loss on high heeled boots.

## Other investigations on N77947 (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 SEA97LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA061), Feb 22, 1997: Luscombe 8A (N77947), Morgan, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: Disconnection of the mixture control wire wound cable sheath. A factor was the abrupt, elevated edge of the highway pavement.

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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