# Accident 20180730018359A: Luscombe 8E, Pottsville, PA, July 30, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 2018, 11:00 local time
- Place: Pottsville, PA
- Airport: Schuylkill County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7056° N, 76.3744° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7056&lon=-76.3744&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2022K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2022K-2020-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8E (registry code 8190112, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8E
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 240 total, 44 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA456](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA456) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180730018359A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED 6 PREVIOUS LANDINGS, TWO AT KELLER BROTHERS AIRPORT (08N), TWO AT GRIMES AIRPORT (8N1), AND TWO AT SCHUYLKILL COUNTY AIRPORT (ZER) PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. UPON HIS THIRD LANDING AT SCHUYLKILL COUNTY AIRPORT, THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY VEERED TO THE RIGHT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 GAA18CA456](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA456), Jul 30, 2018: Luscombe 8 (N2022K), Pottsville, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.

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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