# Accident 20050216003319A: Luscom 8A, Brookhaven, MS, February 16, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 2005, 12:15 local time
- Place: Brookhaven, MS
- Airport: Brookhaven-Lincoln County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.6000° N, 90.4167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6000&lon=-90.4167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39057, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39057-2013-04-26) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 10 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA05LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050216003319A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING LANDING PILOT LOST CONTROL OF TAILWHEEL AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED SAME AND DAMAGED RIGHT LANDING GEAR AND RIGHT WING.

## 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 MIA05LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA059), Feb 16, 2005: Luscombe 8A (N39057), Brookhaven, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind and his failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing, which resulted in the airplane ground looping.

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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