# Accident 20021103030429A: Luscom 8A, Fairbanks, AK, November 3, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 2002, 10:38 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Fairbanks International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8000° N, 147.8500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8000&lon=-147.8500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1933B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1933B-2015-05-08) (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 ANC03LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021103030429A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED NTSB # ANC03CA010 AIRMAN REPORTED THAT HE WAS FLYING THE AIRCRAFT FROM CHENA MARINA AIRPORT TO FAIRBANKS AIRPORT, UNDER TOWER CONTROL. CHENA MARINA IS WITHIN FAIRBANKS CLASS D AIRSPACE. HE STATED HE TAXIED THROUGH SNOW ON HIS DEPARTURE, TEMPS WERE AT 28-30 DEGREES. ON TOUCHDOWN AT FAIRBANKS AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER ON RUNWAY. PILOT THINKS ICE WAS THE PROBLEM, MELTING INTO BRAKE SYSTEM AND FREEZING. INSPECTOR WAS ON THE SCENE 30 MINUTES AFTER THE ACCIDENT, BRAKES OPERATED NORMAL, TEMP WAS 29 DEGREES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS, FUSELAGE, AND EMPENNAGE. NO INJURY TO 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 ANC03LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA010), Nov 3, 2002: Luscombe 8A (N1933B), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive use of brakes during the landing roll, which resulted in the nose over of the airplane.

## Other reports on N1933B (2)

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

- [Incident 20001105031819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001105031819I), Nov 5, 2000: Luscom 8A (N1933B), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage. (-23)After landing on runway 1R at Fairbanks International Airport, [privacy data omitted] encountered a right gusty crosswind which caused the aircraft to…
- [Accident 19760120003319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760120003319A), Jan 20, 1976: Luscom 8A (N1933B), Albany, OR, Substantial damage. Oil pump worn. Camshaft rear brg journal surface deeply galled and pitted. Had to lnd in short area.

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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