# Accident 20050306003689A: Luscom 8A, Lexington, NC, March 6, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 2005, 16:14 local time
- Place: Lexington, NC
- Airport: Morrison Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7817° N, 80.4169° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7817&lon=-80.4169&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45524, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45524-2005-05-04) (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
- Reported engine: CONT A65*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total, 36 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL05CA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050306003689A

## Narrative

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

(-23) 48NC IS A 1200 FT SOD RUNWAY FACING 5/23. LANDINGS MUST BE IN THE DIRECTION OF 5 DUE TO SLOPE OF RUNWAY. WINDSOCK IS SHIELDED BY TREES. MULTIPLE HOUSES EXIST AT THE END OF RUNWAY 05. THE PILOT APPLIED BRAKES IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO HITTING THE HOUSES. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED ONTO ITS BACK CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE WINGS, PROPELLER, COWLING, FUSELAGE, AND VERTICAL STABILIZER. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY. NO OTHER PROPERTY WAS DAMAGED. ANNUAL INSPECTION COMPLETED 05/26/04, NO AIRWORTHINESS ISSUES REPORTED OR OBSERVED DURING INSPECTION. MULTIPLE PHOTOS WERE TAKEN AT THE SCENE OF AIRCRAFT AND AIRSTRIP. PILOT STATEMENT ON FILE WITH NTSB AND IS BEING FORWARDED TO FAA 03/10/05.

## 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 ATL05CA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA057), Mar 6, 2005: Luscombe 8A (N45524), Lexington, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive braking during landing roll, which resulted in a nose-over. A factor was the tailwind.

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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