# Incident 20111023026679I: Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A, Rockwood, TN, October 23, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 2011, 15:00 local time
- Place: Rockwood, TN
- Airport: Rockwood Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9223° N, 84.6898° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ROCKWOOD MUNI (RKW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9223&lon=-84.6898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45609, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45609) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A (registry code 8190120, https://openairdocs.org/model/silvaire-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: SILVAIRE LUSCOMBE 8A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111023026679I

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 2, 2011, AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND PARKED ON RAMP AT THE ROCKWOOD, TENNESSEE AIRPORT.  AIRCRAFT HAD DAMAGE AND FROM CONVERSATION WITH FBO OPERATOR/WITNESS, AIRCRAFT HAD GROUND LOOPED DUE TO WIND GUST ON LANDING ROLLOUT.

## Other reports on N45609 (1)

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

- [Accident 20170706010549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170706010549A), Jul 6, 2017: Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A (N45609), Grand Island, NE, Substantial damage. Training flight for tail wheel endorsement. First takeoff of the day, second instructional hop for that student. (Previously started recieving endorsement over…

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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