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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Luscombe 8A · Churchville, MD · September 1, 2010

Date: September 1, 2010 · 12:15 local
Place: Churchville, MD
Airport: Harford County Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2156K
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA10CA467
Reported as: Luscombe 8A
Reported engine: Continental A&C65 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,000 total100 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N2156KRegistration cancelled Aug 24, 2018 · Luscombe 8AS/N 4883 · Built 1947 Airframe modelLuscombe 8A Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft was taking off from 0W3. According to eye witnesses the pilot did a intersection take off from runway 19. The pilot took off from the intersection where the paved and grass runway meet. The remainder of the runway for take off at that point was 500 feet, approximately. Accoring to Mr. Walker he did not have the fuel valve to the full on position. When the engine sarted to quit Mr. Walker reached down and moved the valve to the full on. The aircraft hit the top of the airport fencing and was pulled to the ground at the same time the engine power came back on. The aircraft hit the road (MD route 156) and the landing gear sheared off. The left wing hit a road sign and damaged the left wing. The aircraft continued on to land in the field across from the aircraft. The prop, engine mount and cowling was damaged as well as the forward section of the belly behind the firewall.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS TAKING OFF FROM 0W3. ACCORDING TO EYE WITNESSES THE PILOT DID A INTERSECTION TAKE OFF FROM RUNWAY 19. THE PILOT TOOK OFF FROM THE INTERSECTION WHERE THE PAVED AND GRASS RUNWAY MEET. THE REMAINDER OF THE RUNWAY FOR TAKE OFF AT THAT POINT WAS 500 FEET, APPROXIMATELY. ACCORING TO MR. WALKER HE DID NOT HAVE THE FUEL VALVE TO THE FULL ON POSITION. WHEN THE ENGINE SARTED TO QUIT MR. WALKER REACHED DOWN AND MOVED THE VALVE TO THE FULL ON.THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE TOP OF THE AIRPORT FENCING AND WAS PULLED TO THE GROUND AT THE SAME TIME THE ENGINE POWER CAME BACK ON. THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE ROAD (MD ROUTE 156) AND THE LANDING GEAR SHEARED OFF. THE LEFT WING HIT A ROAD SIGN AND DAMAGED THE LEFT WING. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ON TO LAND IN THE FIELD ACROSS FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE PROP, ENGINE MOUNT AND COWLING WAS DAMAGED AS WELL AS THE FORWARD SECTION OF THE BELLY BEHIND THE FIREWALL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA10CA467Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportChurchville, MDThe pilot’s failure to ensure that the fuel valve was in the "ON" position during his preflight inspection, resulting in the loss of engine power during takeoff.Sep 1, 2010 · Substantial damage