# Accident 20080406837549A: Luscom 8A, Lincoln, ME, April 6, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 2008, 16:00 local time
- Place: Lincoln, ME
- Airport: Lincoln Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3622° N, 68.5347° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3622&lon=-68.5347&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2209K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2209K-2017-03-24) (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: 420 total, 233 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08CA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080406837549A

## Narrative

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

(-23)  TWO FRIENDS WENT FLYING TOGETHER ON A NICE SUNDAY AFTERNOON.  AFTER THE FIRST TAKEOFF AND LANDING, THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OFFERED TO ALLOW THE OTHER OCCUPANT, ALSO A RATED PILOT CURRENT IN TAILWHEEL AIRCRAFT, TO FLY THE NEXT PATTERN.  THE OTHER PILOT ACCEPTED TO OFFER AND LOST CONTROL DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL.  THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ATTEMPTED TO REGAIN CONTROL AND COMPLETE THE TAKEOFF, HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT THE SNOW BANK ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 17.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED BESIDE THE RUNWAY.  THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RECEIVED A "BLACK EYE" AND THE OTHER OCCUPANT REQUIRED STITCHES.

## 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 NYC08CA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA153), Apr 6, 2008: Luscombe 8A (N2209K), Lincoln, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot-rated-passenger's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.

## Other reports on N2209K (1)

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

- [Accident 19730415008009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730415008009A), Apr 15, 1973: Luscom 8A (N2209K), Princeton, ME, Substantial damage. Plt made goarnd aftr gr dmgd hit gnd abt 30FT short of rwy.

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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