# Accident 20150626009039A: Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A, Anacortes, WA, June 26, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 2015, 14:00 local time
- Place: Anacortes, WA
- Airport: Anacortes
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.4986° N, 122.6625° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4986&lon=-122.6625&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28437, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28437) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A (registry code 8190120, https://openairdocs.org/model/silvaire-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: SILVAIRE 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: 412 total, 12 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150626009039A

## Narrative

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

DURING CROSSWIND LANDING ON RUNWAY 18 AT ANACORTES, WA AIRPORT, PILOT DRIFTED SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT OF CENTERLINE AND CORRECTED BACK TO THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY. HE FELT HE MAY HAVE APPROACHED THE RUNWAY AT A SLOWER THAN USUAL AIRSPEED, BUT AFTER CORRECTING FOR THE DRIFT HE TOUCHED DOWN IN A THREE POINT ATTITUDE.  DURING THE ROLLOUT HE APPLIED THE BRAKES TO HEAVILY AND THE TAIL ROSE UP AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY SURFACE AS THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO FLIP ONTO ITS WING.  NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY THE PILOT. NO OTHER DAMAGE OTHER THAN TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 GAA15CA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA160), Jun 26, 2015: Silvaire Luscombe 8A (N28437), Anacortes, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive brake application during the landing roll resulting in a nose over.

## Other reports on N28437 (1)

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

- [Accident 20160418003929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160418003929A), Apr 18, 2016: Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A (N28437), Burlington, WA, Substantial damage. After landing on rnwy 29, PIC states his foot slipped off of brake pedal and aircraft veered off the rnwy to the left. The right gear leg folded underneath the…

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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