# Accident 20160425004229A: Luscombe 8, Maryville, MO, April 25, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 2016, 19:50 local time
- Place: Maryville, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3533° N, 94.9167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3533&lon=-94.9167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71796, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71796-2019-03-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8 (registry code 8190102, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 24,500 total, 10 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA203) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160425004229A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS LANDING THE AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY 32.  UPON LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY.  PILOT STATES HE APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER TO COMPENSATE FOR THE DRIFT AND MAY HAVE SIMULTANEOUSLY APPLIED BRAKES DUE TO THE HEEL BRAKE DESIGN ON THE AIRCRAFT.  THIS RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT NOSE PITCHING DOWN INTO THE RUNWAY AND FLIPPING THE AIRCRAFT OVER AND ONTO ITS BACK.

## 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 GAA16CA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA203), Apr 26, 2016: Luscombe 8 (N71796), Maryville, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's unintentional brake application during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose over.

## Other reports on N71796 (1)

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

- [Accident 19770731023329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770731023329A), Jul 31, 1977: Luscom 8 (N71796), Gillette, WY, Substantial damage

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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