# Accident 20120107002729A: Luscombe 8A, Umatilla, FL, January 7, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 7, 2012, 14:10 local time
- Place: Umatilla, FL
- Airport: Umatilla Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.9211° N, 81.6511° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9211&lon=-81.6511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77859, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77859-2014-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/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: 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: 300 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120107002729A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED RUNWAY 18, EXITED LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET FROM APPROACH END, THROUGH DITCH, AND STOPPED INVERTED ALONGSIDE RUNWAY.  EXAMINATION SHOWED EXTENSIVE RUST INSIDE STEEL TUBE GEAR LEG (LEFT GEAR) CAUSED WHEEL AND AXLE TO BREAK OFF, CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO VEER TO LEFT.  NO PILOT ERROR INVOLVED.

## 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 ERA12CA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA140), Jan 7, 2012: Luscombe 8A (N77859), Umatilla, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A failure of the left main landing gear due to a preexisting crack and corrosion, which resulted in a loss of directional control during landing.

## Other reports on N77859 (1)

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

- [Accident 19750606013789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750606013789A), Jun 6, 1975: Luscom 8A (N77859), Hoven, SD, Substantial damage. Lndd on road,bounced,lost ctl on second ctct.

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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