# Accident 20031018027469A: Luscom 8E, Spanaway, WA, October 18, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 2003, 15:05 local time
- Place: Spanaway, WA
- Airport: Spanaway Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.0867° N, 122.4175° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0867&lon=-122.4175&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1806K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1806K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8E (registry code 8190112, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8E
- Reported engine: CONT C85*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 250 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA04LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031018027469A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT CLIPPED A CYCLONE FENCE ON APPROACH THEN FLIPPED OVER. WITNESS REPORTS INDICATE THE AIRCRAFT MAY HAVE BEEN TOO LOW DURING APPROACH. WITNESS REPORTS INDICATE LIGHT GUSTING WINDS. THE PILOT WAS REPORTED TO HAVE A MINOR INJURY AND IN SATISFACTORY CONDITION AT TACOMA GENERAL HOSPITAL. ONE PASSENGER WAS ON BOARD, AND REPORTED TO HAVE NO INJURIES.

## 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 SEA04LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA008), Oct 18, 2003: Luscombe 8E (N1806K), Spanaway, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of distance and altitude resulting in an undershoot of the runway and collision with a fence. A fence was a factor in the accident.

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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