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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Luscombe 8E · East Taunton, MA · March 19, 2011

Date: March 19, 2011 · 09:45 local
Place: East Taunton, MA
Airport: Taunton Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2790K
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA11CA199
Reported as: Luscombe 8E
Reported engine: Continental C85 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 381 total100 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

N2790KRegistered now · Luscombe 8ES/N 5517 · Built 1947 Airframe modelLuscombe 8E Engine modelContinental C85 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot had landed runway 30 and had rolled out with all three gears on the ground for approximately 200-300 feet when a wind gust from the north caused the aircraft to veer to the right. Attempting to correct, the pilot applied the brakes aggressively as the wind then gusted from the east, causing the the aircraft to invert on the runway.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT HAD LANDED RUNWAY 30 AND HAD ROLLED OUT WITH ALL THREE GEARS ON THE GROUND FOR APPROXIMATELY 200-300 FEET WHEN A WIND GUST FROM THE NORTH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER TO THE RIGHT.ATTEMPTING TO CORRECT, THE PILOT APPLIED THE BRAKES AGGRESSIVELY AS THE WIND THEN GUSTED FROM THE EAST, CAUSING THE THE AIRCRAFT TO INVERT ON THE RUNWAY.

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 ERA11CA199Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportTaunton, MAThe pilot's inadvertent application of the brakes during recovery from a ground loop which resulted in a nose over.Mar 19, 2011 · Substantial damage