# Accident 20190105003689A: Luscombe 8A, Casa Grande, AZ, January 5, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 2019, 13:45 local time
- Place: Casa Grande, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9544° N, 111.7656° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9544&lon=-111.7656&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71155, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71155) (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-65 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 448 total, 366 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190105003689A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED AIRCRAFT DURING GO AROUND ATTEMPT AFTER BOUNCED LANDING ON RUNWAY 5.

## 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 GAA19CA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA127), Jan 5, 2019: Luscombe 8 (N71155), Casa Grande, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain yaw control and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during an aborted landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

## Other reports on N71155 (2)

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

- [Accident 20141128022229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141128022229A), Nov 28, 2014: Luscombe 8A (N71155), Goulding, UT, Substantial damage. Pilot mismanaged flight controls in gusty wind conditions causing loss of control during landing. The left gear hit hard and collapsed, followed by the left…
- [Accident 19930620027599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930620027599A), Jun 20, 1993: Luscom 8A (N71155), Beach City, OH, Substantial damage. Distracted on landing by air show acrobatics on airport. Stalled dropped three ft to runway. Airshow approved area.

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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