# Accident 20090422005859A: Luscom 8C, Terrell, TX, April 22, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 2009, 19:00 local time
- Place: Terrell, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8083° N, 96.3511° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8083&lon=-96.3511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2330K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2330K-2012-11-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8C (registry code 8190108, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,733 total, 460 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA268) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090422005859A

## Narrative

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

(-23)  DURING TAXI (AFTER LANDING) THE RIGHT WHEEL ASSEMBLY BROKE OFF WHILE APPROACHING TAXI TURNOFF.

## 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 CEN09CA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA268), Apr 22, 2009: Luscombe 8 (N2330K), Terrell, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the landing gear due to undetected corrosion.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.