# Accident 20170706010549A: Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A, Grand Island, NE, July 6, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 2017, 06:15 local time
- Place: Grand Island, NE
- Airport: Central Nebraska Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9675° N, 98.3097° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9675&lon=-98.3097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45609, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45609) (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: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,893 total, 64 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA403](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA403) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170706010549A

## Narrative

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

TRAINING FLIGHT FOR TAIL WHEEL ENDORSEMENT. FIRST TAKEOFF OF THE DAY, SECOND INSTRUCTIONAL HOP FOR THAT STUDENT. (PREVIOUSLY STARTED RECIEVING ENDORSEMENT OVER A YEAR AGO WITH ONE FLIGHT, NO ENDORSEMENT OR TAIL WHEEL TIME SINCE.) UPON ROTATION, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT. CFI TOOK THE CONTROLS AND BECAUSE HE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG, AND WITH NO EXCESS AIRSPEED, HE ELECTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT STRAIGHT AHEAD. LANDED IN THE GRASS NEXT TO THE RUNWAY. TAXIED THE A/C BACK TO THE HANGAR AND DIDN'T REALIZE THERE WAS ANY DAMAGE UNTIL THEY DID A POST FLIGHT WALK AROUND.

## 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 GAA17CA403](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA403), Jul 6, 2017: Luscombe 8 (N45609), Grand Island, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.

## Other reports on N45609 (1)

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

- [Incident 20111023026679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111023026679I), Oct 23, 2011: Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A (N45609), Rockwood, TN, Minor damage. On December 2, 2011, aircraft was found parked on ramp at the Rockwood, Tennessee airport. Aircraft had damage and from conversation with FBO operator/witness,…

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.