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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Luscombe 8A · Seattle, WA · July 7, 2018

Date: July 7, 2018 · 16:20 local
Place: Seattle, WA
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N71937
Reported as: Luscombe 8A
Reported engine: Continental A&C65 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 12,000 total257 in this make and model39 in the last 90 days

N71937Registered now · Luscombe 8AS/N 3364 Airframe modelLuscombe 8A Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Based on the pilot?s statement, he had just landed on runway 14L at Boeing field; just after touchdown the control tower issued turnoff and taxi instructions. He followed the tower?s instructions, but was moving too fast to safety exit the runway at the designated turnoff. Because he was moving too fast he applied his brakes too aggressively. The aircraft nosed over and the propeller struck the runway. The engine continued to rotate a few times, damaging both propeller blades and causing the engine to stop.

As the FAA filed it

BASED ON THE PILOT?S STATEMENT, HE HAD JUST LANDED ON RUNWAY 14L AT BOEING FIELD; JUST AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE CONTROL TOWER ISSUED TURNOFF AND TAXI INSTRUCTIONS. HE FOLLOWED THE TOWER?S INSTRUCTIONS, BUT WAS MOVING TOO FAST TO SAFETY EXIT THE RUNWAY AT THE DESIGNATED TURNOFF. BECAUSE HE WAS MOVING TOO FAST HE APPLIED HIS BRAKES TOO AGGRESSIVELY. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO ROTATE A FEW TIMES, DAMAGING BOTH PROPELLER BLADES AND CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STOP.