# Accident 20020717017009A: Luscom 8F, Farmington, MO, July 17, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2002, 10:30 local time
- Place: Farmington, MO
- Airport: Farmington Regional Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7793° N, 90.4202° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7793&lon=-90.4202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N840B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N840B) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA204) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020717017009A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 20 AT FARMINGTON. UPON TOUCHING DOWN, THE TAIL WHEEL BEGAN TO SHIMMY. THE PILOT PUSHED THE CONTROL STICK FORWARD IN AN EFFORT TO REDUCE THE WEIGHT ON THE TAIL IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE SHIMMY. HEN THEN NOTICED HE WAS DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT, OFF THE CENTER LINE OF THE RUNWAY. TO CORRECT THE DRIFT, HE APPLIED BOTH HEEL BRAKES. THE AIRPLANE PITCHED FORWARD, STRIKING THE PROPELLER ON THE RUNWAY 11 TIMES, FOLLOWED BY A SLIDE ON THE SPINNER THAT LASTED FOR 23 FEET. THE AIRPLANE THEN STOOD ON IT'S NOSE AND FELL OVER ON IT'S BACK, COMING TO REST INVERTED ON THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT REPORTED FEELING SOME ABNORMALITIES IN THE BRAKES DURING LANDING. DURING THE POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION, THE BRAKES APPEARED FUNCTIONAL.

## 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 CHI02LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA204), Jul 17, 2002: Luscombe 8F (N840B), Farmington, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The locked brake and the aircraft control not being possible due to the locked brake.

## Other reports on N840B (1)

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

- [Accident 19930918035259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930918035259A), Sep 18, 1993: Luscom 8E (N840B), Festus, MO, Substantial damage. Wheel broke off during landing, aircraft groundlooped. (-4)the pilot lost control of the airplane when the tailwheel spring failed during landing roll.…

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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