# Accident 20011125033539A: Luscom 8A, Harrisonville, MO, November 25, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 2001, 15:00 local time
- Place: Harrisonville, MO
- Airport: Lawrence Smith Memorial Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6495° N, 94.3396° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6495&lon=-94.3396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77869, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N77869) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8A
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011125033539A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING RUNWAY 17 AT HARRISONVILLE, MO, (MO85). ON ROLL-OUT, THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND EXITED THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT AND INTO A GULLY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR, THE RIGHT WING, AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT.

## 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 CHI02LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA039), Nov 25, 2001: Luscombe 8A (N77869), Harrisonville, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: directional control not maintained be the pilot during landing rollout. The ditch was a contributing factor.

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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