Luscombe 8 N45729

Summary

On 26 May 2019 at about 18:35 local time, a Luscombe 8 registered N45729 was involved in an accident near Carbondale, Illinois, United States. 2 people were 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.

Date

26 May 2019 at 18:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Southern Illinois (MDH)

Coordinates

37.7781, -89.2519

Aircraft

Luscombe 8

Registration

N45729

Category

Airplane

Year built

1946

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Harrison → Carbondale

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA19CA288

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadvertent left heel brake application during the landing roll, which resulted in a noseover.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during the landing roll, the airplane encountered a wind gust. He applied right rudder to counter the gust; however, his foot slipped off the right rudder pedal. To prevent a runway excursion to the left, the pilot attempted to use only the right heel brake to realign the airplane's heading; however, he inadvertently depressed both the left and right heel brakes, and the airplane nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer and the rudder. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.