What happened
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On may 17th, 2014 at approximately 1900 UTC (1400 local time), the airman was involved in an aircraft accident while attempting to land on a short grass runway which ultimately resulted in the aircraft flipping over upside down. The aircraft, a Luscombe 8E, was privacy data omitted operated by the airman. The aircraft was operated in accordance with 14 CFR part 91. Visual meteorological conditions (VMC) prevailed throughout the entire area; weather reported at the wichita mid continent airport (ict), was winds out of 150 degrees at 19 knots with gust to 25 knots, 10SM visibility and a few clouds at 12,OO0, the temperature was 34 degrees centigrade and the dew point was 12.
According to the airman, the aircraft departed a private strip in atlanta, KS, intent on landing at this private airstrip southeast of Douglass, Ks (no identifier). The airman stated that the landing strip was very short; approximately 1200 feet long by 50 feet wide. Upon touchdown and during the landing rollout, the airman stated that the application of the aircraft's brakes was more than usual, causing the aircraft to nose over and and come to rest upside down.
Photographs of the aircraft reviewed during a post-accident investigation revealed that the aircraft did indeed sustain substantial damage during the landing rollout and subsequent impact of the aircraft nosing over upside down. No injuries were sustained during this accident.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 17TH, 2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 1900 UTC (1400 LOCAL TIME), THE AIRMAN WAS INVOLVED IN AN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON A SHORT GRASS RUNWAY WHICH ULTIMATELY RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPING OVER UPSIDE DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT, A LUSCOMBE 8E, WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OPERATED BY THE AIRMAN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) PREVAILED THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE AREA; WEATHER REPORTED AT THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT AIRPORT (ICT), WAS WINDS OUT OF 150 DEGREES AT 19 KNOTS WITH GUST TO 25 KNOTS, 10SM VISIBILITY AND A FEW CLOUDS AT 12,OO0, THE TEMPERATURE WAS 34 DEGREES CENTIGRADE AND THE DEW POINT WAS 12.
ACCORDING TO THE AIRMAN, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED A PRIVATE STRIP IN ATLANTA, KS, INTENT ON LANDING AT THIS PRIVATE AIRSTRIP SOUTHEAST OF DOUGLASS, KS (NO IDENTIFIER). THE AIRMAN STATED THAT THE LANDING STRIP WAS VERY SHORT; APPROXIMATELY 1200 FEET LONG BY 50 FEET WIDE. UPON TOUCHDOWN AND DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT, THE AIRMAN STATED THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE AIRCRAFT'S BRAKES WAS MORE THAN USUAL, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER AND AND COME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN.
PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE AIRCRAFT REVIEWED DURING A POST-ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT DID INDEED SUSTAIN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT AND SUBSEQUENT IMPACT OF THE AIRCRAFT NOSING OVER UPSIDE DOWN. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED DURING THIS ACCIDENT.
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