# Incident 20081122851619I: Luscom 8A, Lewisburg, TN, November 22, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 2008, 14:00 local time
- Place: Lewisburg, TN
- Airport: Ellington
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5070° N, 86.8039° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ELLINGTON (LUG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5070&lon=-86.8039&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45589, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45589-2018-02-27) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 987 total, 28 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081122851619I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT/OWNER OF THE LUSCOMBE 8A WAS OUTSIDE THE AIRCRAFT STARTING THE AIRCRAFT BY HAND PROPING THE ENGINE. HE HAD INSTRUCTED HIS PASSENGER TO REDUCE THE THROTTLE SETTING WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED. THE PASSENGER, WHO IS NOT A CERTIFICATED PILOT AND WAS, SITTING IN THE RIGHT SEAT, DID NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THE BRAKES. WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED, THE ENGINE POWER, ACCORDING TO THE PILOT APPEARED TO INCREASE. HE ATTEMPTED TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE LEFT SIDE CONTROLS, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE AIRCRAFT THEN TAXIED INTO AN ADJACENT HANGER DOOR WHERE THE AIRCRAFT STOP AFTER RECEIVING DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS, PROPELLER, ENGINE MOUNT AND WINDSHIELD.

## Other reports on N45589 (1)

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

- [Accident 19760622016979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760622016979A), Jun 22, 1976: Luscom 8A (N45589), Fruitport, MI, Substantial damage

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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