# Accident 20160418003929A: Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A, Burlington, WA, April 18, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 2016, 17:10 local time
- Place: Burlington, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.4706° N, 122.4217° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4706&lon=-122.4217&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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 430 total, 26 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160418003929A

## Narrative

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

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 AIRCRAFT AND THE RIGHT WING SPAR WAS BENT 3 FEET INBD OF TIP.  NO INJURIES.

## 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 GAA16CA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA193), Apr 19, 2016: Silvaire Luscombe 8A (N28437), Burlington, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive application of the brakes during the landing roll, resulting in a loss of directional control, runway excursion, and ground loop.

## Other reports on N28437 (1)

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

- [Accident 20150626009039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150626009039A), Jun 26, 2015: Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A (N28437), Anacortes, WA, Substantial damage. 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…

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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