Luscombe 8A N4581M

Summary

On 9 October 2021 at about 18:22 local time, a Luscombe 8A registered N4581M, operated by Metcalfe Robert, was involved in an accident near Winchester, Virginia, 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

9 October 2021 at 18:22

Classification

Accident

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Winchester Rgnl (OKV)

Coordinates

39.1435, -78.1444

Aircraft

Luscombe 8A

Registration

N4581M

Category

Airplane

Year built

1945

Engines

1

Operator

Metcalfe Robert

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA22LA012

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s misapplication of brakes during the landing roll which resulted in a nose-over event and substantial damage to the airplane.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot/owner stated the pilot in the right seat completed the landing but had applied “too much forward stick.” He assumed control of the airplane, and while performing remedial actions, he had applied too much brake pressure, which resulted in the airplane “slowly” nosing over and coming to rest inverted. The pilot/owner and his copilot were wearing 4-point harnesses and were unhurt, but the airplane was substantially damaged. When asked if there were any mechanical deficiencies that would have prevented normal operation of his airplane, the pilot/owner replied, “No, none. Not at all.”

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.