# Accident 20160528006329A: Luscombe 8A, Midland, TX, May 28, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 2016, 12:00 local time
- Place: Midland, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9406° N, 102.1986° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9406&lon=-102.1986&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72087, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72087) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/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: LUSCOMBE 8A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 312 total, 176 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA269) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160528006329A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 28, 2016, AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 CDT, N72087, A LUSCOMBE-8A, SERIAL NUMBER 3514, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 10/28.  THE PILOT SUSTAINED SEVERAL BROKEN RIBS AND A LACERATION ABOVE THE LEFT EYE THAT REQUIRED 78 STITCHES.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED.

## 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 GAA16CA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA269), May 28, 2016: Luscombe 8 (N72087), Midland, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in gusty crosswind conditions, which resulted in a ground-loop, main landing gear collapse and collision with terrain.

## Other reports on N72087 (1)

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

- [Incident 20130921018329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130921018329I), Sep 21, 2013: Luscombe 8A (N72087), Midland, TX, Minor damage. On September 21, 2013, at 1400, a Luscombe 8A, bearing registration number N72087, on roll out the airplane ground looped on runway 16R at Midland…

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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