# Accident 20040704022449A: Luscom 8F, Andover, NJ, July 4, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2004, 16:35 local time
- Place: Andover, NJ
- Airport: Aeroflex-Andover Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0086° N, 74.7381° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0086&lon=-74.7381&mi=10
- Aircraft: N803B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N803B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8F (registry code 8190114, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,007 total, 904 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04CA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040704022449A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS AT AEROFLEX ANDOVER AIRPORT (12N), THE PILOT APPARENTLY LANDED THE AIRCRAFT HARD ON THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND HIT THE GRASS LANDING STRIP AGAIN, THEN FLIPPED OVER ONTO 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 NYC04CA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA159), Jul 4, 2004: Luscombe 8F (N803B), Andover, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during approach. A factor was windshear.

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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