# Accident 20180828012439A: Luscombe 8A, Fulton, MO, August 28, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 2018, 10:00 local time
- Place: Fulton, MO
- Airport: Elton Hensley Memorial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8367° N, 92.0000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8367&lon=-92.0000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1211B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1211B) (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: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 182 total, 20 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA524](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA524) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180828012439A

## Narrative

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

AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 18, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT DEPARTING THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE LANDING TOUCHDOWN WAS NORMAL, BUT THEN A GUST OF WIND CHANGED THE ALIGNMENT OF THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED TO THE LEFT AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY.

## 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 GAA18CA524](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA524), Aug 28, 2018: Luscombe 8 (N1211B), Fulton, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing in gusting crosswind conditions.

## Other reports on N1211B (1)

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

- [Incident 19790510026049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790510026049I), May 10, 1979: Luscom 8A (N1211B), Lancaster, CA, Minor damage. Student lost directional control and ground looped.

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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