# Incident 20060426011169I: Luscom 8E, South Woodstock, CT, April 26, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 2006, 14:00 local time
- Place: South Woodstock, CT
- Airport: Woodstock Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9215° N, 71.9529° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WOODSTOCK (64CT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9215&lon=-71.9529&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1216B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1216B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8E (registry code 8190112, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,765 total, 42 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060426011169I

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 19 WITH ESTIMATED WINDS OF 10 TO 15 KNOTS, VARIABLE AT 230 TO 270 DEGREES THE PILOT IN COMMAND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT, DUE TO MISMANAGEMENT OF THE CONTROLS, GUSTY WINDS, AND EXCESSIVE USE OF BRAKES RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPING OVER LONGITUDINALLY ALONG THE LATERAL AXIS. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED, ON THE RIGHT EDGE OF RUNWAY 19. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT VERTICAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER. THERE WAS ALSO MODERATE DAMAGE TO THE WINDSHIELD, ENGINE MOUNT AND PROPELLER. THE REMAINDER OF THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N1216B (1)

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

- [Accident 19920913037539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920913037539A), Sep 13, 1992: Luscom 8E (N1216B), Rochester, MA, Substantial damage. Landed long and fast on short grass strip. Used heavy braking to prevent an overrun. Nosed over.

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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