# Incident 20130921018329I: Luscombe 8A, Midland, TX, September 21, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 2013, 13:57 local time
- Place: Midland, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9973° N, 102.0779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9973&lon=-102.0779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72087, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72087) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 125 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130921018329I

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2013, AT 1400, A LUSCOMBE 8A, BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N72087, ON ROLL OUT THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED ON RUNWAY 16R AT MIDLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT DUE TO THE CHANGE OF WIND DIRECTION.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ON A PART 91 FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT ONLY HAD MINOR DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM MIDLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AT 1300 ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2013.

## Other reports on N72087 (1)

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

- [Accident 20160528006329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160528006329A), May 28, 2016: Luscombe 8A (N72087), Midland, TX, Substantial damage. On may 28, 2016, at approximately 1200 CDT, N72087, a Luscombe-8A, serial number 3514, sustained substantial damage during landing on runway 10/28. The pilot…

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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