# Accident 20010203001319A: Luscom 8F, Tombstone, AZ, February 3, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 2001, 08:45 local time
- Place: Tombstone, AZ
- Airport: Tombstone Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.7100° N, 110.0403° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7100&lon=-110.0403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N747MP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N747MP-2012-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8F (registry code 8190114, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010203001319A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE OWNER AND PILOT IN COMMAND, WAS SITTING IN THE RIGHT SEAT OF THE A/C AND WAS LETTING HIS FRIEND FLY THE A/C WHO WAS OCCUPYING THE LEFT SEAT. THE PERSON IN THE LEFT SEAT WAS NOT A U.S. CERTIFICATED PILOT. DURING THE ALNDING ROLL, THE A/C BEGAN TO VEER TO ONE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE OWNER/PILOT IN COMMAND TRIED TO CONTROL THE A/C BUT DID NOT HAVE THE BRAKES ON THE RIGHT SIDE TO DO SO. THE PERSON IN THE LEFT SEAT APPLIED BRAKE PRESSURE AND THE PLANE FLIPPED ON ITS BACK.                                           (.4) ON FEBRUARY 3, 2001, ABOUT 0845 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A LUSCOMBE 8F, N747MP, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT NOSED OVER DURING THE LANDING ROLL AT THE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AT TOMBSTONE, ARIZONA. THE OWNER WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE PILOT MANIPULATING THE CONTROLS WAS BELIEVED TO HOLD A CANADIAN PILOT'S CERTIFICATE. HE AND THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT PILOT/OWNER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT DEPARTED MARANA NORTHWEST REGIONAL AIRPARK, MARANA, ARIZONA, ABOUT 0750. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE OWNER STATED HE KNEW THE PILOT WAS A CANADIAN MILITARY PILOT. HE ASSUMED THE PILOT HELD A CIVILIAN CANADIAN CERTIFICATE, BUT DID NOT KNOW WHAT TYPE. THE PILOT HAD FLOWN THE AIRPLANE WHEN THE OWNER BOUGHT THE AIRPLANE SEVERAL YEARS AGO, AND THE OWNER LET HIM FLY IT DURING YEARLY VISITS. THE OWNER WAS SITTING IN THE RIGHT SEAT AND WAS LETTING HIS FRIEND FLY THE AIRPLANE FROM THE LEFT SEAT. THE AIRPLANE IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH BRAKES ON THE RIGHT SIDE. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO VEER TO THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE OWNER ESTIMATED THE SPEED WAS ABOUT 25 MILES PER HOUR. HE ATTEMPTED TO HELP STEER THE AIRPLANE BACK TO THE CENTERLINE. THE PILOT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE RIGHT BRAKE AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER.

## 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 LAX01LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA090), Feb 3, 2001: Luscombe 8F (N747MP), Tombstone, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's lack of directional control on the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop and inadvertent nose over.

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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