# Accident 20180524005879A: Luscombe 8A, Batavia, OH, May 24, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 2018, 11:42 local time
- Place: Batavia, OH
- Airport: Clermont County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0783° N, 84.2106° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0783&lon=-84.2106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77922, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77922-2018-12-17) (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: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 32 total, 32 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA295) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180524005879A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 24, 2018, N77922 WAS DESTROYED ON THE RAMP AT CLERMONT COUNTY AIRPORT (I69) AFTER ENGINE START.  THE PILOT CHALKED THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL THEN ATTEMPTED TO HAND PROP THE AIRCRAFT.  NOBODY WAS AT THE CONTROLS OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT SET.  AFTER TWO UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO START THE AIRCRAFT, THE PILOT REACHED INTO THE COCKPIT AND PUMPED THE THROTTLE TWO TIMES.  THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY ADVANCED THE THROTTLE ABOUT HALF AN INCH.  THE ENGINE STARTED ON THE THIRD ATTEMPT AND THE AIRCRAFT JUMPED OVER THE CHALKS AND STARTED TAXING IN A CIRCLE.  THE PILOT REACHED FOR THE OPEN COCKPIT DOOR BUT WAS UNABLE TO CRAWL INSIDE, LOSING THE END OF HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO TAXI IN A TIGHT CIRCLE ON THE RAMP.  THE PILOT TRIED TO GRAB THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT BUT WAS KNOCKED DOWN.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO TAXI IN A CIRCLE UNTIL THE AIRPORT OWNER USED HIS TRUCK TO STRIKE THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHILE IT WAS TAXIING.  THIS CAUSED THE NOSE AND PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND, STOPPING THE ENGINE AND BRINGING THE AIRCRAFT TO REST ON THE RAMP.

REVIEWED B DWS, 06/27/2018

## 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 GAA18CA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA295), May 24, 2018: Luscombe 8 (N77922), Batavia, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s use of an improper engine hand-propping procedure, which resulted in the airplane’s unexpected movement.

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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