# Accident 19980331004869A: Luscom 8E, Jeffersonville, IN, March 31, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1998, 12:00 local time
- Place: Jeffersonville, IN
- Airport: Clark County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3666° N, 85.7381° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CLARK RGNL (JVY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3666&lon=-85.7381&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2648K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2648K-2015-03-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8E (registry code 8190112, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 85 total, 75 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980331004869A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LANDING COLLIDED WITH SOFT TERRAIN. (.4)THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 18.  THE PILOT REPORTED THE ENGINE 'STALLED' WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO ADD POWER TO COMPENSATE FOR THE LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.  THE AIRPLANE TRAVELED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO A SOFT GRASS AREA.  THE PILOT REPORTED THE LOCAL WINDS WERE FROM 225 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 20 KNOTS. WINDS REPORTED 17 MILES FROM THE ACCIDENT SITE WERE FROM 300 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS.             (-23) ON MARCH 21, 1998, AT APPROXIMATELY 2230 GMT, A LUSCOMBE 8E, N2648K, DEPARTED A LANDING STRIP LOCATED ON THE OWNER/PILOTS PRIVATE PROPERTY LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES NORTH OF THE DESTINATION AIRPORT, CLARK COUNTY, IN (JVY).  AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 18, THE PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.  THE PILOT STATED THAT AS HE ATTEMPTED TO ADD POWER TO EXECUTE A GO-AROUND, THE ENGINE FAILED TO RESPOND AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY OFF THE RIGHT SIDE INTO THE GRASS.  DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIAL, INCLUDING THE LEFT MAIN GEAR LEG SHEARED OFF, THE LEFT WING TIP DAMAGED FROM THE TIP TO APPROXIMATELY 3 TO 4 FEET I              NBOARD FROM THE TIP, AND DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER WITH THE PROPELLER TIPS BENT FORWARD APPROXIMATELY 2 TO 3 INCHES FROM EACH TIP.

## 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 N2648K (1)

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

- [Incident 19951006035359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951006035359I), Oct 6, 1995: Luscom 8E (N2648K), Nashville, TN, Minor damage. Narrative: while demonstrating a wheel landing, a gust of wind caused the loss of directional control. Power was applied for a go-around but the aircraft…

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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