# Accident 19920918037579A: Luscom 8A, Columbia, CA, September 18, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1992, 12:00 local time
- Place: Columbia, CA
- Airport: Columbia Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: OQSA
- Location: 38.0304° N, 120.4146° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COLUMBIA (O22), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0304&lon=-120.4146&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39087, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39087) (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: 1,946 total, 180 in this make and model, 350 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920918037579A

## Narrative

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

GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING ROLLOUT. NO BRAKES ON RIGHT SIDE AND SLOW SPEED MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR CFI TO CORRECT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N39087 (1)

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

- [Accident 19850624027389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850624027389A), Jun 24, 1985: Luscom 8A (N39087), San Jose, CA, Substantial damage. After 3 point landing power was added and aircraft veered. Overcorrected and ground looped. Right gear collapsed.

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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