# Accident 20030830021729A: Luscom 8A, Maquoketa, IA, August 30, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 2003, 07:30 local time
- Place: Maquoketa, IA
- Airport: Maquoketa Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0500° N, 90.7389° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0500&lon=-90.7389&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1954B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1954B-2012-08-20) (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
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 160 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA295) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030830021729A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR, AND BEFORE THE TAIL WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN, AIRCRAFT STARTED TO DRIFT LEFT. RIGHT BRAKE WAS APPLIED, AIRCRAFT SWERVED TO THE RIGHT, LEFT BRAKE WAS APPLIED WITHOUT RELEASING THE RIGHT, AND AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER, COMING TO REST ON ITS BACK.

## 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 CHI03LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA295), Aug 30, 2003: Luscombe 8A (N1954B), Maquoketa, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive use of the brake system, which resulted in directional control not being maintained during the landing. A factor to the accident was the crosswind.

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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