# Accident 20190503003839A: Luscombe 8A, Orofino, ID, May 3, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 2019, 13:36 local time
- Place: Orofino, ID
- Airport: Orofino Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.4914° N, 116.2769° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4914&lon=-116.2769&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22052, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N22052) (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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 226 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA240) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190503003839A

## Narrative

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

WHILE INTENDING TO PERFORM A HIGH SPEED TAXI AFTER ANNUAL INSPECTION, PILOT INADVERTENTLY TOOK OFF. MADE THE DECISION TO GO AROUND AND LAND. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, HE STATED HE APPLIED THE BRAKES, WHICH WERE FRESH, AND THE AIRCRAFT TIPPED OVER ITS NOSE AND FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN. PILOT STATED HE HAD NOT FLOWN THE AIRCRAFT IN THE LAST 12 YEARS. AIRCRAFT IS EQUIPPED WITH HEEL BRAKES; PILOT STATED HE MUST HAVE HAD HIS FEET ON THE BRAKES.

## 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 GAA19CA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA240), May 3, 2019: Luscombe 8 (N22052), Orofino, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper brake application during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose-over. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of recent experience using heel brakes.

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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