# Accident 20110503007109A: Luscombe 8E, Apex, NC, May 3, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 2011, 14:15 local time
- Place: Apex, NC
- Airport: Nc11
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7414° N, 78.9247° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7414&lon=-78.9247&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1902K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1902K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8E (registry code 8190112, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8E
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,350 total, 41 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11CA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA281) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110503007109A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA11CA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA281), May 3, 2011: Luscombe 8E (N1902K), Apex, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s excessive application of the brakes, which caused the airplane to nose over.

## Other reports on N1902K (1)

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

- [Incident 19951017037939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951017037939I), Oct 17, 1995: Luscom 8E (N1902K), Gilbertsville, PA, Minor damage. Narrative: 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…

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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