# Accident 20100410031349A: Luscombe 8A, Lakeland, FL, April 10, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 2010, 14:57 local time
- Place: Lakeland, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9889° N, 82.0178° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9889&lon=-82.0178&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1128K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1128K) (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: LUSCOMBE 8A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A-65-8F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 90 total, 90 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10CA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA225) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100410031349A

## Narrative

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

ON LANDING AT LAL LOSS CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT WITH A YAW TO LEFT STRIKING WING AND UNABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT TO PERORM A GO-AROUND, LANDED OFF PAVEMENT BETWEEN 9L AND 9R.  RIGHT WING, RIGHT MAIN GEAR BUCKLED AND PROP STRIKE. WINDS WERE GUSTING OUT OF 60, 12-20.

## 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 ERA10CA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA225), Apr 10, 2010: Luscombe 8A (N1128K), Lakeland, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll, resulting in a ground loop.

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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