# Accident 20111217029379A: Luscombe 8E, Atchison, KS, December 17, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 2011, 13:30 local time
- Place: Atchison, KS
- Airport: Amelia Earhart
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5706° N, 95.1803° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5706&lon=-95.1803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71911, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71911-2017-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8E (registry code 8190112, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8E
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,375 total, 84 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111217029379A

## Narrative

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

THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS FLYING HIS PERSONALLY OWNED LUSCOMBE 8E ON A PART 91 PLEASURE FLIGHT.  AFTER COMPLETING HIS LOCAL AREA FLIGHT, THE PILOT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 16 AT ATCHISON KANSAS, (K59 AMEALIA EARHART AIRPORT).UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE PILOT STATED HE APPLIED CORRECTIVE CONTROL INPUTS TO COUNTERACT THE CROSSWIND.  AFTER TRAVELING A SHORT DISTANCE DOWN THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT STATED THE CROSSWIND WAS DIMINISHED BECAUSE OF A RIDGE DIRECTLY WEST OF THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE EAST AND LEFT THE PAVEMENT.  THE GROUND WAS SOFT FROM MELTED SNOW, AND THE AIRCRAFT MAIN GEAR STUCK IN THE SOFT GROUND.  THE AIRPLANE FLIPPED OVER AT A SLOW SPEED.  THE PILOT ESCAPED UNINJURED. THE AIRCRAFT HAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE  FUSELAGE.

## 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 CEN12CA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA117), Dec 17, 2011: Luscombe 8E (N71911), Atchison, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate directional control during the landing roll.

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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