- Date
- August 9, 1977
- Place
- Scottsdale, AZ · SCOTTSDALE, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N77881Luscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report August 25, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770809020209A
- Case key
- 146108
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1800 77/8/9 SCOTTSDALE,AZ LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 36, 31 TOTAL TIME - 0600 N77881 PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SCOTTSDALE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SCOTTSDALE,AZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N77881
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Scottsdale
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N77881 · 1
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