# Accident 19970322003489A: Luscom 8A, Arlington, WA, March 22, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1997, 14:15 local time
- Place: Arlington, WA
- Airport: Arlington Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1801° N, 121.6701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1801&lon=-121.6701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1184K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1184K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970322003489A

## Narrative

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

GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING. (.4) THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS LANDING ON THE 1500 FOOT LONG GRASS RUNWAY; WHILE ON APPROACH TO AVOID GLIDER OPERATIONS, HE KEPT TOO MUCH AIRSPEED AND LANDED LONG ON THE GRASS, WHICH HE STATED WAS FRESHLY CUT. HE NOTED THAT LUSCOMBES HAVE NOTORIOUSLY BAD BRAKES AND THEY DID NOT SLOW HIM DOWN SUFFICIENTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN. AS NO AIRPLANES WERE AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY, HE OPTED TO TRY TO STEER LEFT. THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AT ABOUT 15-20 MILES PER HOUR. WITNESSES OBSERVED THAT THE AIRPLANE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND GROUND-LOOPED BEYOND THE END OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 SEA97LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA073), Mar 22, 1997: Luscombe 8A (N1184K), Arlington, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Landing long (improper touchdown point) and collapse of the main landing gear during an intentional swerve or groundloop. Factors include excessive airspeed on approach.

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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