# Accident 20090828016479A: Silvai LUSCOMBE8A, Sandy, OR, August 28, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 2009, 12:30 local time
- Place: Sandy, OR
- Airport: Sandy River
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4019° N, 122.2286° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4019&lon=-122.2286&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2218K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2218K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A (registry code 8190120, https://openairdocs.org/model/silvaire-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: SILVAI LUSCOMBE8A
- Reported engine: CONT C65*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 485 total, 200 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09CA424](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA424) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090828016479A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT SANDY RIVER AIRPORT, A GRASS STRIP OF APPROXIMATELY 2100 FEET, THE PILOT WAS WAIVED OFF BY AN ULTRALIGHT PILOT AND POLICE OFFICER DUE TO THE PILOT BEING TOO HIGH AND TOO FAST TO LAND.  THIS OCCURRED TWICE.  ON THE THIRD ATTEMPT, THE PILOT WAS WAIVED OFF AGAIN, BUT THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND, TOUCHING DOWN WITH APPROXIMATELY 600 FEET REMAINING.  THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY, THROUGH A BLACKBERRY BUSH, PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP.

## 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 WPR09CA424](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA424), Aug 28, 2009: Silvaire Luscombe 8A (N2218K), Sandy, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to continue the landing rather than execute a go-around. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to maintain proper airspeed and altitude during the approach.

## Other reports on N2218K (1)

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

- [Incident 20020708018869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020708018869I), Jul 8, 2002: Luscom 8A (N2218K), Hubbard, OR, Minor damage. (-23) According to PIC, he aborted the take off at 30 ft AGL due to no indicated airspeed. During resulting landing, the right main gear collapsed and a/c…

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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