Luscombe 8A N28403
3 September 2006 · Elwell, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 September 2006 at about 16:30 local time, a Luscombe 8A registered N28403 was involved in an accident near Elwell, Michigan, 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 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Elwell, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hamp Airport (68R)
- Coordinates
- 43.3994, -84.8003
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8A
- Registration
- N28403
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Winn → Elwell
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI06CA251
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The airplane nosed over as a result of the pilot's excessive braking after he failed to attain the proper touchdown point and failed to perform a go-around.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The single-engine airplane nosed over during landing on a grass airstrip. The pilot reported that the airplane was high on final approach. He slipped the airplane to lose altitude, but the airplane touched down beyond the halfway point of the 2,580 feet by 100 feet runway. He applied brakes to stop on the runway and the airplane nosed over. The pilot reported that he should have performed a go-around instead of attempting the landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Luscombe 8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Sep 2006 | Luscombe 8A | Ocala, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 Jul 2006 | Luscombe 8A | Marine City, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 2006 | Luscombe 8F | Wellsville, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 2006 | Luscombe 8E | Dodgeville, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 2006 | Luscombe 8E | Willow, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 2006 | Luscombe 8A | Bowling Green, Missouri, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
All 1,528 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 2006 | Univar ERCOUPE | Howell, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 2006 | Frick QUESTAIR Q20 | Big Rapids, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Mar 2006 | Beechcraft J35 | Holland, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 16 Apr 2006 | Palulis John EXEC 162F | Kalkaska, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 2006 | Piper PA-28-180 | Holly, Michigan, United States | Mark U. Heinl | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 2006 | Beechcraft B36TC | Gregory, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |