# Accident 20050221010889A: Luscom 8F, Kapolei, HI, February 21, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 2005, 21:58 local time
- Place: Kapolei, HI
- Airport: Kapolei Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 21.3072° N, 158.0703° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3072&lon=-158.0703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2248B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2248B-2022-12-31) (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: 148 total, 70 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050221010889A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT JUST AFTER TOUCH DOWN WITH A RIGHT CROSSWIND AND WITH THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT ANGLED TO THE RIGHT HE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT WITH THE RUDDER AND BRAKE, BUT HE WAS UNABLE TO STAY ALIGNED WITH THE RUNWAY. HE STATED THAT HE APPLIED FULL THROTTLE TO MAKE A GO AROUND, BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. THE PILOT THEN LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING THE LEFT LANDING GEAR TO SEPARATE FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND COMING TO REST ON IT'S FUSELAGE AND LEFT WING. THE LEFT WING SKIN HAS INDICATIONS OF INTERNAL DAMAGE. THE PROPELLER WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED FROM RUNWAY STRIKES.

## 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 LAX05LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA103), Feb 21, 2005: Luscombe 8F (N2248B), Kapolei, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the quartering tailwind conditions, and his failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing. Related factors were the tailwind and…

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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