# Accident 20040827018879A: Luscom 8A, Nampa, ID, August 27, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 2004, 14:45 local time
- Place: Nampa, ID
- Airport: Nampa Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5814° N, 116.5250° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5814&lon=-116.5250&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1983B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1983B) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 1 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA04CA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04CA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040827018879A

## Narrative

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

(-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).

## 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 SEA04CA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04CA174), Aug 27, 2004: Luscombe 8A (N1983B), Nampa, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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