Luscombe 8A N45524
6 March 2005 · Lexington, North Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 March 2005 at about 21:14 local time, a Luscombe 8A registered N45524 was involved in an accident near Lexington, North Carolina, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:14
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lexington, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Morrison Field (private) (48NC)
- Coordinates
- 35.7817, -80.4169
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8A
- Registration
- N45524
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Elberton → Lexington
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL05CA057
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's excessive braking during landing roll, which resulted in a nose-over. A factor was the tailwind.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated he made an approach to runway 5, but the airplane was high on the final approach, and the windsock showed a tailwind, so he initiated a go-around. The pilot stated that when he returned for a second approach to runway 5, the windsock was limp. He stated the approach was uneventful, and the airplane touched down approximately 200 feet down the runway. During landing roll, the airplane neared the end of the runway, the pilot applied the brakes, and the airplane nosed over. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunction with the airplane. A review of recorded surface weather observations from Davidson County Airport, Lexington, North Carolina, located 5.7 nautical miles east of the accident site, revealed at 1559 winds were 250 degrees at 10 knots gusting to 14 knots, and at 1659 winds were 230 degrees at 8 knots. Morrison Field is a grass strip approximately 1,200 feet long and 200 feet wide; runway 5 has an upslope and is utilized for landings.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Luscombe 8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 2005 | Luscombe 8A | Otis Orchards, Washington, United States | Eugene F. Fisher | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 2005 | Luscombe 8A | Wagoner, Oklahoma, United States | Ron Ezell | No injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 2005 | Luscombe 8A | Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Feb 2005 | Luscombe 8F | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 2005 | Luscombe 8F | Sturtevant, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 2005 | Luscombe 8E | Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States | FDK Luscombe LLC | No injuries | - |
All 1,528 records for this type
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