# Accident 19920920037569A: Luscom 8A, Gates, OR, September 20, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1992, 14:45 local time
- Place: Gates, OR
- Airport: Davis Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7402° N, 122.3893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7402&lon=-122.3893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39039, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39039-2013-06-18) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 512 total, 31 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA92LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA208) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920920037569A

## Narrative

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

LANDED DOWNWIND DUE TO PERCEIVED UPHILL GRADIENT. APPLIED HEAVY BRAKING TO STOP ON RUNWAY. 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 SEA92LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA208), Sep 20, 1992: Luscombe 8A (N39039), Gates, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE EXCESSIVE APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE TAILWIND AND THE PILOTS VISUAL (MIS)PERCEPTION OF RUNWAY GRADIENT.

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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