# Incident 20041001031039I: Luscom 8F, Elma, NY, October 1, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 2004, 11:13 local time
- Place: Elma, NY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8509° N, 78.6403° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elma, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8509&lon=-78.6403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N815B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N815B) (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
- Reported engine: CONT C9012F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 230 total, 61 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041001031039I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT 11:15 A.M. EDT ON 10/1/04, THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER DEPARTED FROM LANCASTER, NY AIRPORT (D77), IN VMC FOR GREAT VALLEY AIRPORT, (N56) ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT. AFTER CRUISE WAS ESTABLISHED AT 2200 FEET, THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED AN UN-COMMANDED POWER REDUCTION TO IDLE. THE PIC APPLIED FULL THROTTLE, CARBURETOR HEAT AND RICH MIXTURE. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS POSITIONED TO THE OPPOSITE TANK. THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. A LIGHT BROWN-COLORED FIELD WAS SELECTED FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS ALMOST STOPPED WHEN IT NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES DURING THE LANDING SEQUENCE. BEFORE THE PIC COULD ASSIST THE PASSENGER WITH EXITING THE AIRCRAFT, SHE RELEASED HER BELT AND HIT THE OVERHEAD RESULTING IN MINOR HEAD AND NECK PAIN. SHE WAS, UNDER PROTEST, AIR EVACUATED TO A HOSPITAL WHERE SHE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. INVESTIGATION OF THE ENGINE DID NOT REVEAL THE SOURCE OF THE UNCOMMANDED POWER REDUCTION. ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS AT THE TIME WERE CONDUCIVE TO CARBURETOR ICING. A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N815B (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20250413006279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250413006279A), Apr 13, 2025: Luscombe 8F (N815B), Punta Gorda, FL, Substantial damage. During the touchdown to roll out phase. Did a slight bounce and veered to the right approximately 20 degrees. I made Appropriate left rudder input, with no…

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