# Accident 20140517010369A: Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E, Douglass, KS, May 17, 2014 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: May 17, 2014, 14:00 local time - Place: Douglass, KS - Airport: Douglass, Ks - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 37.5170° N, 97.0104° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Douglass, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5170&lon=-97.0104&mi=10 - Aircraft: N2649K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2649K-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E (registry code 8190128, https://openairdocs.org/model/silvaire-luscombe-8e) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: SILVAIRE LUSCOMBE 8E - Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Private pilot - Pilot flight hours: 230 total, 50 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140517010369A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. 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. ## NTSB investigation None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search ## Other reports on N2649K (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20130824020129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130824020129I), Aug 24, 2013: Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E (N2649K), El Dorado, KS, Minor damage. After numerous landings on both runways, the pilot landed on runway 22. Based on hourly reports for wichita and emporia the wind was from approximately 140… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.