- Date
- December 26, 1987, 15:18 local (21:18 UTC)
- Place
- Chillicothe, MO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N71288Luscombe 8-A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 27, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871226071959A
- Case key
- 34529
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During a ldg attempt, acft touched down and swerved abruptly. Loss of control was experienced by PIC, and acft made a 180 degree turn on the runway. PIC stated the brakes may have been frozen, as he had taxied thru standing water during departure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N71288
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8-A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 4127868
- Airframe hours
- 2,226
- Engine
- Continental A-65-8, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Kent Johnson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 23, 1987
- Departed
- TRX · Trenton, MO
- Airport
- CHT · Chillicothe, runway 14, 3,900 × 75 ft, asphalt
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
- 52
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 6,000 total · 400 in this make and model · 6,000 as pilot in command · 75 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 5 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 32 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.