20000708004559A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Luscom 8A · Westminster, MD · July 8, 2000

Date: July 8, 2000 · 13:07 local
Place: Westminster, MD
Airport: Clearview Airpark Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N1155B
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC00LA192
Reported as: Luscom 8A

N1155BRegistered now · Luscombe 8AS/N 5782 Airframe modelLuscombe 8A

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) Aircraft was taking off on runway 31. Aircraft departed right side of at approx. 475 ft. traveled in grass approx. 200 ft. runway at a approx. 45 degree, travel approx. 225 ft. with the rt. Wing striking the corner of "t" hanger, aircraft spin and the left wing tip strike the "t" hanger door. The aircraft has approx. 3.5 ft fot the rt. Wing crushed back through the spar, the left tip has minor dmaage to the fuseluge is buckled aft of the last cabin frame.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS TAKING OFF ON RUNWAY 31. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RIGHT SIDE OF AT APPROX. 475 FT. TRAVELED IN GRASS APPROX. 200 FT. RUNWAY AT A APPROX. 45 DEGREE, TRAVEL APPROX. 225 FT. WITH THE RT. WING STRIKING THE CORNER OF "T" HANGER, AIRCRAFT SPIN AND THE LEFT WING TIP STRIKE THE "T" HANGER DOOR. THE AIRCRAFT HAS APPROX. 3.5 FT FOT THE RT. WING CRUSHED BACK THROUGH THE SPAR, THE LEFT TIP HAS MINOR DMAAGE TO THE FUSELUGE IS BUCKLED AFT OF THE LAST CABIN FRAME.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC00LA192Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWestminster, MDthe delayed corrective action by the flight instructor. Factors were the failure of the private pilot to maintain directional control, his failure to use the brakes, and the lack of brakes on the right side for the flight instructor.Jul 8, 2000 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N1155B · 1

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

Incident 19970918032729IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Westminster, MDNarrative: incident was not reported. Noticed during routine surveillance. Right main gear broken, right wing damaged. Owner stated in letter that left brake grabbed. Also stated he will get more instruction before subsequent flight in tail wheel aircraft. No…Sep 18, 1997 · Reported as Luscom 8E · Minor damage