# Incident 19961229043529I: Luscom 8A, Smyrna, TN, December 29, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 1996, 16:20 local time
- Place: Smyrna, TN
- Airport: Smyrna
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0090° N, 86.5201° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SMYRNA (MQY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0090&lon=-86.5201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37024, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N37024) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961229043529I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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