# Incident 20100717037669I: Luscombe 8A, Berkley, MA, July 17, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2010, 11:15 local time
- Place: Berkley, MA
- Airport: Myricks
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8391° N, 71.0265° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MYRICKS (1M8), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8391&lon=-71.0265&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1198K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1198K) (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&C65 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 500 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100717037669I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED HE WAS ATTEMPTING A LANDING AT MYRICKS AIR FIELD IN BERKLEY, MA.  THE FIRST ATTEMPT WAS ABORTED AND HE WENT AROUND FOR A SECOND ATTEMPT.  ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT HE IMPACTED THE GRASS LANDING STRIP HARD GOING AIRBORNE AGAIN.  THE JARRING CAUSED HIM TO HAVE TO READJUST IN HIS SEAT, INADVERTENTLY PUTTING HIS FEET ON THE TOP OF THE RUDDER PEDALS.  THIS ACTION CAUSED THE BRAKES TO BE APPLIED AND UPON THE SECOND IMPACT CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP, COMING TO REST UPSIDE DOWN.   NO INJURIES.  THIS INSPECTOR IS GOING TO RECOMMEND A 44709 RE-EXAM.

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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