# Accident 20150823018989A: Luscombe 8E, Waterford, MI, August 23, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 2015, 10:00 local time
- Place: Waterford, MI
- Airport: Oakland County International A
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6656° N, 83.4203° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6656&lon=-83.4203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1406K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1406K-2018-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8E (registry code 8190112, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8E
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,860 total, 35 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA381](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA381) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150823018989A

## Narrative

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

APPROACHING PTK, THE PILOT BROUGHT UP THE ATIS.  HE FOUND IT DIFFICULT TO PICK OUT THE WIND INFORMATION DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE INFORMATION ON THE AIR SHOW THAT WAS GOING ON THAT DAY.  RUNWAY 18-36 WAS CLOSED DUE TO AIR SHOW AND WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON 27R.  HE SAW THE WIND SOCK AS HE WAS CROSSING THE FENCE, BEGAN TO LAND AND STARTED TO WEATHERVANE INTO THE WIND.  HE USED UP ALL THE RUDDER AND APPLIED THE RIGHT BRAKE.  THE PLANE CONTINUED TO TURN LEFT TOWARDS THE WIND, ADDED POWER AND ENGINE STALLED.  THE PLANE SKIDDED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT, SIGN AND TIPPED UP ONTO THE NOSE.

## 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 CEN15LA381](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA381), Aug 23, 2015: Luscombe 8 (N1406K), Pontiac, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control while landing with a left quartering tailwind. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inability to conduct a go-around because of a loss of…

## Other reports on N1406K (2)

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

- [Incident 20150125000569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150125000569I), Jan 25, 2015: Luscombe 8E (N1406K), Waterford, MI, Minor damage. Upon landing on runway 9L aircraft experienced a slight bounce or skip and was on only the left main landing gear then blown by a 0-40 quartering crosswind,…
- [Accident 19910314009279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910314009279A), Mar 14, 1991: Luscom 8E (N1406K), Flushing, MI, Substantial damage. Dragged a wing and ground looped landing in a gusty crosswind. Side loads collapsed landing gear.

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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