# Accident 20030816019809A: Luscom 8E, Longmont, CO, August 16, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 2003, 11:15 local time
- Place: Longmont, CO
- Airport: Vance Brand Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1636° N, 105.1631° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1636&lon=-105.1631&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1614K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1614K-2007-02-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8E (registry code 8190112, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 428 total, 13 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN03LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030816019809A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS DOING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT (2V2). ACCORDING TO THE PILOT HE NOTICED A SLIGHT LEFT YAW ON THE LAST TAKEOFF. THE SUBSEQUENT LANDING WAS THREE POINT AND NORMAL ROLL OUT. HE STATED HE TOUCHED THE HEEL BRAKES. THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED LEFT SO HE APPLIED RIGHT BRAKE TO CORRECT. ABOUT 20 FEET BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED THE TAIL CAME UP AND THE NOSE STRUCK THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO NOSE OVER UNTIL IT WAS UPSIDE DOWN. AFTER THE ACCIDENT HE NOTICED THE LEFT MAIN WAS FLAT AND THE VALVE STEM WAS MISSING.

## 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 DEN03LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA144), Aug 16, 2003: Luscombe 8E (N1614K), Longmont, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: Separation of the landing gear tire valve stem resulting in the left main tire deflating, and the pilot's inability to maintain aircraft control.

## Other reports on N1614K (2)

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

- [Accident 20010609015879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010609015879A), Jun 9, 2001: Luscom 8E (N1614K), Longmont, CO, No damage. (-23) The student pilot swerved off the runway during a landing and ran into a taxiway that was under construction. The aircraft's right main landing gear,…
- [Incident 19920505030159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920505030159I), May 5, 1992: Luscom 8E (N1614K), Portland, OR. Partial engine power loss en route. Forced landing. Fuel selector handle over rotated. Partial fuel starvation.

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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