# Accident 19920913037539A: Luscom 8E, Rochester, MA, September 13, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1992, 15:00 local time
- Place: Rochester, MA
- Airport: Liberty
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7318° N, 70.8200° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7318&lon=-70.8200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1216B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1216B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8E (registry code 8190112, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8E
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 255 total, 116 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO92LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920913037539A

## Narrative

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

LANDED LONG AND FAST ON SHORT GRASS STRIP. USED HEAVY BRAKING TO PREVENT AN OVERRUN. NOSED OVER.

## 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 BFO92LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA147), Sep 13, 1992: Luscombe 8E (N1216B), Rochester, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S ABRUPT APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRPLANE NOSING OVER.

## Other reports on N1216B (1)

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

- [Incident 20060426011169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060426011169I), Apr 26, 2006: Luscom 8E (N1216B), South Woodstock, CT, Minor damage. (-23) While landing on runway 19 with estimated winds of 10 to 15 knots, variable at 230 to 270 degrees the pilot in command lost directional control. The…

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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