# Accident 20110910023289A: Luscombe 8A, Huntington, IN, September 10, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 2011, 12:00 local time
- Place: Huntington, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8528° N, 85.4569° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8528&lon=-85.4569&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71212, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA661](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA661) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110910023289A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR LEG AT AXLE BROKE AFTER TOUCH DOWN. APPEARS THAT THE INSIDE OF LEG AT AXLE RUSTED AND WEAKENED THE WELD BETWEEN AXLE AND LANDING GEAR LEG.

## 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 CEN11CA661](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA661), Sep 10, 2011: Luscombe 8A (N71212), Huntington, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the right main landing gear strut due to internal corrosion.

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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