# Accident 20070831827799A: Luscom 8A, Reedley, CA, August 31, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 2007, 09:15 local time
- Place: Reedley, CA
- Airport: Peg Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7053° N, 119.4028° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7053&lon=-119.4028&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1544K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1544K) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 740 total, 470 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07CA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA289) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070831827799A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 31, 2007 N1544K WAS LANDING AT A PRIVATE AIRPORT (42CN) NEAR REEDLEY, CA AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 PDT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS JUST ROLLING OUT OF THE LANDING WHEN THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED AT A FAIRLY SLOW SPEED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE RUNWAY AT THIS PRIVATE AIRPORT HAD UNDULATIONS IN THE ASPHALT THAT CAUSED THE WINGS TO DIP AND ROLL. THIS GROUND LOOP CAUSED RIGHT WING AND LANDING GEAR DAMAGE AS WELL AS FUSELAGE TEARING NEAR THE LANDING GEAR ATTACH POINT. NO INJURIES AND THE WEATHER WAS VFR WITH NO SIGNIFICANT WIND. THE PILOT HAD THE AIRPLANE REMOVED FROM THE SITE AND TRUCKED TO FRESNO CHANDLER (FCH) AIRPORT, FRESNO, CA WHERE A FRESNO FSDO INSPECTOR SPOTTED IT IN ITS DISMANTLED CONDITION (ON 12-03-07) AND INQUIRED WITH THE MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN ON SITE. THE ACCIDENT INFORMATION WAS RELAYED TO THE NTSB. OUR ON SCENE WAS IN A DISMANTLED CONDITION.

## 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 LAX07CA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA289), Aug 31, 2007: Luscombe 8A (N1544K), Reedley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control on landing.

## Other reports on N1544K (3)

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

- [Accident 20130313003109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130313003109A), Mar 13, 2013: Luscombe 8A (N1544K), Madera, CA, Substantial damage. On March 13, 2013, Luscombe 8A, N1544K was being operated by the owner and his flight instructor for the purpose of instruction. The owner had just finished…
- [Accident 20000226005349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000226005349A), Feb 26, 2000: Luscom 8A (N1544K), Selma, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft was taxiing back on the taxiway after landing runway 10 when the right main landing gear leg fractured near the attach point of the wheel axle.…
- [Accident 19750621026569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750621026569A), Jun 21, 1975: Luscom 8A (N1544K), Leechburg, PA, Substantial damage. Left gr hit rwy lt on ldg. Source of fire not determined.

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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