# Accident 19980818021239A: Luscom 8F, Tucson, AZ, August 18, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1998, 17:36 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Tucson International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1997° N, 110.9509° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1997&lon=-110.9509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1616Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8F
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,187 total, 20 in this make and model, 72 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX98LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA270) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980818021239A

## Narrative

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

ACFT LOST CONTROL ON LANDING AND VEERED LEFT, BECAME AIRBORNE, VEERED RIGHT, STRUCK AN AIR NATIONAL GUARD TRUCK. CAME TO REST ON PARKING RAMP. (.4) WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT LANDED FAST ON THE MAIN WHEELS, BEGAN VEERING LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY, BECAME AIRBORNE, TOUCHED DOWN IN A DIRT AREA, BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN, WENT THROUGH A CHAIN LINK FENCE, AND COLLIDED WITH AN OCCUPIED SECURITY TRUCK IN THE ARIZONA AIR NATIONAL GUARD COMPOUND. THE AIRPORT WAS USING RUNWAY 11 FOR TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS.  DURING INITIAL CONTACT WITH THE TUCSON AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER, THE PILOT HAD REQUESTED RUNWAY 3 FOR LANDING, AND, THE TOWER ISSUED THE REQUESTED CLEARANCE, ALONG WITH THE WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED OF 280 DEGREES AT 7 KNOTS.  THE AIRFRAME AND ENGINE WERE EXAMINED FOLLOWING RECOVERY WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED.         (-23) WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RW 03 AND VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY (LEFT), PROCEEDED ACROSS A DIRT AREA, THEN BECAME AIRBORNE AND CLEARED A CHAIN LINK FENCE, THEN STRUCK A NATIONAL GUARD PICKUP IN AZ AIR NATL GUARD COMPOUND. THE TRUCK AND AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURY. THE PICKUP TRUCK DRIVER RECEIVED MINOR INJUR Y.

## 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 LAX98LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA270), Aug 19, 1998: Silvaire Luscombe 8F (N1616Z), Tucson, AZ, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of the wrong runway for the wind conditions, his inadequate compensation for the existing quartering tailwind condition, and, his failure to maintain directional control.

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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