# Accident 20060624014089A: Luscom 8A, Bowling Green, MO, June 24, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 2006, 08:15 local time
- Place: Bowling Green, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3722° N, 91.3689° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3722&lon=-91.3689&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2890K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2890K-2006-08-28) (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 A658
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060624014089A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 31, THE PILOT BEGAN A LEFT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 MSL (514' AGL). HE REPORTED HEARING 4 OR 4 SECONDS OF LOUD KNOCKING WHICH WAS FOLLOWED BY A SUDDEN PROPELLER STOPPAGE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON A SOUTHWEST HEADING AND SLID ON BELLY SIDEWAYS FOR FIFTY FEET, KNOCKING BOTH LANDING GEAR STRUTS OFF, DEFORMING THE FIREWALL, AND DAMAGING THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE. THE MAIN SPAR MAY ALSO BE BENT. WAITING ON THE ENGINE TEARDOWN AND ANALYSIS. THE PILOT'S HEAD WAS CUT DURING LANDING, BUT HE WAS ABLE TO WALK AWAY FROM THE AIRPLANE. THE PILOT DID NOT HAVE A VALID MEDICAL TO ACT AS A PRIVATE PILOT, BUT CLAIMED TO BE EXERCISING HIS SPORT PILOT PRIVILEGE.

## 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 CHI06LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA165), Jun 24, 2006: Luscombe 8A (N2890K), Bowling Green, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to fatigue fracture of the number two cylinder exhaust valve during initial climb after takeoff. A contributing factor was the unsuitable terrain (cornfield) encountered…

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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