# Accident 20070620014999A: Luscom 8A, London, OH, June 20, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 2007, 09:30 local time
- Place: London, OH
- Airport: Madison County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9328° N, 83.4619° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9328&lon=-83.4619&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45468, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45468) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 459 total, 294 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070620014999A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 20, 2007 AT APPROXIMATELY 0930 HRS. LOCAL TIME, DURING LANDING ATTEMPT AT MADISON COUNTY AIRPORT (UYF), LONDON OHIO, AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF RUNWAY 27 IMPACTING THE TAXIWAY SIGN. THE PILOT SUSTAINED A MINOR INJURY EXITING THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WITH NO POST IMPACT FIRE.

## 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 CHI07CA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA175), Jun 20, 2007: Luscombe 8A (N45468), London, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane and the pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind which resulted in a ground loop and subsequent collision with a taxiway…

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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