19961229043529I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Luscom 8A · Smyrna, TN · December 29, 1996

Date: December 29, 1996 · 16:20 local
Place: Smyrna, TN
Airport: Smyrna
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N37024
Reported as: Luscom 8A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

N37024Registered now · Luscombe 8AS/N 1685 Airframe modelLuscombe 8A Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: during landing at mqy, runway 14/32 at 1620 local, a student pilot conducted a normal three point landing, a loud rubbing noise was heard. The aircraft began veering to the right and the student applied full left rudder. After the aircraft did not respond the instructor tapped the left brake to help realign the aircraft with the centerline, simultaneously the student added a boost of power. The aircraft nose over and the propeller and right wingtip struck the runway surface. The propeller, right wing tip and engine mounts were damaged. There were no injuries. An inspection of the aircraft, by an airframe and powerplant mechanic, found that the goodyear mechanical disk brakes were missing a brake lining puck on the right outside wheel. The filing of this report will close this incident, no further action required.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: DURING LANDING AT MQY, RUNWAY 14/32 AT 1620 LOCAL, A STUDENT PILOT CONDUCTED A NORMAL THREE POINT LANDING, A LOUD RUBBING NOISE WAS HEARD. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN VEERING TO THE RIGHT AND THE STUDENT APPLIED FULL LEFT RUDDER. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT RESPOND THE INSTRUCTOR TAPPED THE LEFT BRAKE TO HELP REALIGN THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE CENTERLINE, SIMULTANEOUSLY THE STUDENT ADDED A BOOST OF POWER. THE AIRCRAFT NOSE OVER AND THE PROPELLER AND RIGHT WINGTIP STRUCK THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE PROPELLER, RIGHT WING TIP AND ENGINE MOUNTS WERE DAMAGED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT, BY AN AIRFRAME AND POWERPLANT MECHANIC, FOUND THAT THE GOODYEAR MECHANICAL DISK BRAKES WERE MISSING A BRAKE LINING PUCK ON THE RIGHT OUTSIDE WHEEL. THE FILING OF THIS REPORT WILL CLOSE THIS INCIDENT, NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED.