# Accident 20100901046169A: Luscombe 8A, Churchville, MD, September 1, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2010, 12:15 local time
- Place: Churchville, MD
- Airport: Harford County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5667° N, 76.2022° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5667&lon=-76.2022&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2156K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2156K-2018-08-24) (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: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10CA467](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA467) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100901046169A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA10CA467](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA467), Sep 1, 2010: Luscombe 8A (N2156K), Churchville, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

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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