# Accident 20070217013339A: Luscom 8A, Compton, CA, February 17, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 2007, 13:45 local time
- Place: Compton, CA
- Airport: Compton/Woodley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8900° N, 118.2436° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8900&lon=-118.2436&mi=10
- Aircraft: N515SF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N515SF) (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: 176 total, 56 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07CA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070217013339A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT PIC ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS IN THE L/H SEAT OF HIS LUSCOMBE, PASSENGER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS IN THE R/H SEAT, AND BOTH WERE AT THE CONTROLS DURING LANDING. AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 7R, LEFT OF CENTERLINE IN A 7-10 KNOT WIND, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO LEFT, CROSSED A FIELD, CROSSED RUNWAY 7L, STRUCK A PARKED PIPER COMANCHE, AND THEN STRUCK A BLOCK WALL. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH THE LUSCOMBE AND THE PARKED COMANCHE. BOTH PILOTS WALKED AWAY FROM THE ACCIDENT, HOWEVER, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES, WAS HOSPITALIZED, AND RELEASED.

## 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 LAX07CA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA088), Feb 17, 2007: Luscombe 8A (N515SF), Compton, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing rollout. A contributing factor was the passenger's interference with the pilot's manipulation of the controls.

## Other reports on N515SF (2)

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

- [Incident 19940430016519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940430016519I), Apr 30, 1994: Luscom 8A (N515SF), Durhamville, NY, Minor damage. Aircraft hit by wind gust on rollout. Lost directional control. Veered off runway. Aircraft overturned.
- [Accident 19771030035989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771030035989A), Oct 30, 1977: Luscom 8A (N515SF), La Fayette, NY, Substantial damage. 1200FT grass strip.

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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