# Accident 20031218035369A: Luscom 8E, San Jose, CA, December 18, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 2003, 12:02 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: Reid-Hillview Of Santa Clara
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3328° N, 121.8197° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3328&lon=-121.8197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1338B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1338B-2007-05-03) (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: 500 total, 20 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04CA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031218035369A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N1338B WAS ON A PERSONAL SOLO FLIGHT FROM HOLLISTER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (3O7) TO REID-HILLVIEW OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY AIRPORT (KRHV). THE AIRCRAFT MADE A NORMAL THREE-POINT LANDING ON RUNWAY 31L WITH CALM WIND. DURING THE LANDING ROLL-OUT, THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED JUST PAST TAXIWAY CHARLIE, EXITED THE RUNWAY, AND STRUCK THE TAXIWAY SIGN CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER ONTO ITS BACK. THE CRASH INTO THE SIGN AND RESULTING FLIP CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT'S STRUCTURE. THE PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURY. ALTHOUGH THE PILOT STATED HE DID NOT USE THE BRAKES, THE SKID MARKS ON THE RUNWAY PRECEDED THE TAXIWAY CHARLIE EXIT FROM THE RUNWAY GIVING THE APPEARANCE THE PILOT HAD ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE FOR TAXIWAY CHARLIE.

## 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 LAX04CA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA070), Dec 18, 2003: Luscombe 8E (N1338B), San Jose, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the 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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