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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Luscom 8A · Watsonville, CA · April 2, 1989

Date: April 2, 1989 · 13:45 local
Place: Watsonville, CA
Airport: Watsonville Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N71985
Reported as: Luscom 8A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,650 total135 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days

N71985Registration cancelled Nov 12, 2013 · Luscombe 8AS/N 3412 · Built 1946 Airframe modelLuscombe 8A Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft veered right on rollout. Nosed over before stopping. Pilot stated brakes locked. Found wheel rolled freely

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT VEERED RIGHT ON ROLLOUT. NOSED OVER BEFORE STOPPING. PILOT STATED BRAKES LOCKED. FOUND WHEEL ROLLED FREELY