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FAA accident report · Luscombe 8E · Apex, NC · May 3, 2011

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Date
May 3, 2011 · 14:15 local
Place
Apex, NC
Airport
Nc11
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1902K
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA11CA281
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
1,350 total41 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days
N1902KRegistered now · Luscombe 8ES/N 4629 · Built 1947Airframe modelLuscombe 8EEngine 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.

At approximately 1415 on 05/03/11, N1902K landed at NC11, a private grass air field. On roll out pilot applied brakes and aircraft nosed over with propeller striking the ground and aircraft ending up side down. Pilot reports no injury other than minor scrapes. Pilot was only occupant in aircraft. Pilot notified FSDO at approximately 1435 from his home which is near the airfield. When pilot returned to accident site the aircraft had been turned back over onto it's landing gear and moved to the side of the runway by friends of the pilot. The aircraft was then moved to the owners hangar where it was inspected on 5/4/11 by inspectors from FSDO EA-39. Damage to wings and tail surfaces appeared substantial. Damage caused while moving aircraft from accident site could not be determined. A statement was provided by pilot and pictures of the aircraft and runway site were taken.

As the FAA filed it

AT APPROXIMATELY 1415 ON 05/03/11, N1902K LANDED AT NC11, A PRIVATE GRASS AIR FIELD. ON ROLL OUT PILOT APPLIED BRAKES AND AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER WITH PROPELLER STRIKING THE GROUND AND AIRCRAFT ENDING UP SIDE DOWN. PILOT REPORTS NO INJURY OTHER THAN MINOR SCRAPES. PILOT WAS ONLY OCCUPANT IN AIRCRAFT. PILOT NOTIFIED FSDO AT APPROXIMATELY 1435 FROM HIS HOME WHICH IS NEAR THE AIRFIELD. WHEN PILOT RETURNED TO ACCIDENT SITE THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN TURNED BACK OVER ONTO IT'S LANDING GEAR AND MOVED TO THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY BY FRIENDS OF THE PILOT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN MOVED TO THE OWNERS HANGAR WHERE IT WAS INSPECTED ON 5/4/11 BY INSPECTORS FROM FSDO EA-39. DAMAGE TO WINGS AND TAIL SURFACES APPEARED SUBSTANTIAL. DAMAGE CAUSED WHILE MOVING AIRCRAFT FROM ACCIDENT SITE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. A STATEMENT WAS PROVIDED BY PILOT AND PICTURES OF THE AIRCRAFT AND RUNWAY SITE WERE TAKEN.

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 ERA11CA281Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportApex, NCThe pilot’s excessive application of the brakes, which caused the airplane to nose over.May 3, 2011 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N1902K · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19951017037939IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Gilbertsville, PANarrative: pilot reports he was landing at PA85 on runway 33 with no wind, landing was normal and he didn't use the brakes since it appeared to him he had sufficient runway length to coast down to taxi speed. He attempted to use an area of taller grass at the…Oct 17, 1995 · Minor damage