20040827018879A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Luscom 8A · Nampa, ID · August 27, 2004

Date: August 27, 2004 · 14:45 local
Place: Nampa, ID
Airport: Nampa Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1983B
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA04CA174
Reported as: Luscom 8A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,500 total1 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

N1983BRegistered now · Luscombe 8AS/N 6410 Airframe modelLuscombe 8A Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The pilot/flight instructor was getting an aircraft checked out. The pilot made a normal approach to landing on runway "29" at the Nampa airport. After touchdown the pilot failed to maintain control of the aircraft. The aircraft "ground looped" and caused substantial damage to the left main gear and propeller. (See attached pictures).

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT/FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS GETTING AN AIRCRAFT CHECKED OUT. THE PILOT MADE A NORMAL APPROACH TO LANDING ON RUNWAY "29" AT THE NAMPA AIRPORT. AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT "GROUND LOOPED" AND CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT MAIN GEAR AND PROPELLER. (SEE ATTACHED PICTURES).

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB SEA04CA174Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportNampa, IDThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Factors include the pilot's very low total time in this make and model aircraft (one hour), and the soft terrain the aircraft encountered along the side of the runway.Aug 27, 2004 · Substantial damage