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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Luscombe 8A · Madera, CA · March 13, 2013

Date: March 13, 2013 · 09:30 local
Place: Madera, CA
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1544K
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR13CA150
Reported as: Luscombe 8A
Reported engine: Continental 0-200
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 700 total1 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N1544KRegistered now · Luscombe 8AS/N 4271 · Built 1946 Airframe modelLuscombe 8A Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On March 13, 2013, Luscombe 8A, N1544K was being operated by the owner and his flight instructor for the purpose of instruction. The owner had just finished the rebuild of the airplane and was being instructed on its operational characteristics. After the completion of the sixth landing, while the airplane was deccelerating and the privacy data omittedpilot was manipulating the flight controls, he was transitioning his feet from the rudder pedals to the heel brakes (which are close to the rudder pedals), and must have pressed to hard on the right brake pedal. The event resulted in the left main landing gear collapse and substantial damage to the left wing. The airplane only has heel brake pedals on the left seat side of the cockpit, so the CFI (on the right side) could not intervene. The pilot reported that he has size 13 shoes and he just must have pressed too hard, too soon.

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 13, 2013, LUSCOMBE 8A, N1544K WAS BEING OPERATED BY THE OWNER AND HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR FOR THE PURPOSE OF INSTRUCTION. THE OWNER HAD JUST FINISHED THE REBUILD OF THE AIRPLANE AND WAS BEING INSTRUCTED ON ITS OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS. AFTER THE COMPLETION OF THE SIXTH LANDING, WHILE THE AIRPLANE WAS DECCELERATING AND THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PILOT WAS MANIPULATING THE FLIGHT CONTROLS, HE WAS TRANSITIONING HIS FEET FROM THE RUDDER PEDALS TO THE HEEL BRAKES (WHICH ARE CLOSE TO THE RUDDER PEDALS), AND MUST HAVE PRESSED TO HARD ON THE RIGHT BRAKE PEDAL. THE EVENT RESULTED IN THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING. THE AIRPLANE ONLY HAS HEEL BRAKE PEDALS ON THE LEFT SEAT SIDE OF THE COCKPIT, SO THE CFI (ON THE RIGHT SIDE) COULD NOT INTERVENE. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAS SIZE 13 SHOES AND HE JUST MUST HAVE PRESSED TOO HARD, TOO SOON.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB WPR13CA150Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMadera, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.Mar 13, 2013 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N1544K · 3

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

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