# Accident 20150703014159A: Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A, Llano, TX, July 3, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2015, 13:00 local time
- Place: Llano, TX
- Airport: Llano
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7825° N, 98.6619° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7825&lon=-98.6619&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71108, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71108-2017-09-01) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 745 total, 18 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150703014159A

## Narrative

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

UPON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT WEATHER VANED DOWNWIND, RAN OFF THE PAVED RUNWAY , ENTERED THE GRASS ALONG THE RUNWAY AND EXPERIENCED A FAILURE OF THE LEFT THEN RIGHT MAIN GEAR.

## 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 GAA15CA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA182), Jul 3, 2015: Silvaire Luscombe 8A (N71108), Llano, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during an attempted go-around, which resulted in a runway excursion and a collision with terrain.

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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