# Accident 19911207054999A: Luscom 8A, Southlane, TX, December 7, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 1991, 12:51 local time
- Place: Southlane, TX
- Airport: Goode Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9492° N, 97.1394° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9492&lon=-97.1394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45722, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45722) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8A
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 127 total, 14 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911207054999A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

BOUNCED ON LANDING,VEERED OFF RUNWAY.TRIED GO AROUND,STRUCK ROCKS,FENCE,AND TREES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW92LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA037), Dec 7, 1991: Luscombe 8A (N45722), Southlake, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOTS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. A FACTOR WAS IMPROPER AIRSPEED PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING.

## Other reports on N45722 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19731223039889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731223039889A), Dec 23, 1973: Luscom 8A (N45722), New Braunfels, TX, Substantial damage. T/d too fast,misused brakes.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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