# Accident 20190526005189A: Luscombe 8A, Carbondale, IL, May 26, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 2019, 13:35 local time
- Place: Carbondale, IL
- Airport: Southern Illinois Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7781° N, 89.2519° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7781&lon=-89.2519&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45729, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45729) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 20,304 total, 32 in this make and model, 134 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA288) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190526005189A

## Narrative

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

ON 26MAY19 AT SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AIRPORT (MDH) AT 1335 LOCAL, N45729, S/N 2256, A 1946 LUSCOMBE  MODEL 8A WAS TAXING ON RUNWAY 36R AFTER TOUCHDOWN, WHEN A  WIND GUST FROM THE WEST CAUSED THE PILOT TO APPLY RIGHT RUDDER TO CORRECT, FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF THE RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL. PILOT COULD NOT RELOCATE THE RUDDER PEDAL. AIRCRAFT TRAVELED TO THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO USE ONLY THE RIGHT HEEL BRAKE TO REALIGN THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE RUNWAY, WHEN PILOTS RIGHT HEEL INADVERTENTLY AND UNINTENTIONALLY DEPRESSED BOTH BRAKE PEDALS. AIRCRAFT WENT ONTO THE NOSE AND FLIPPED ON IT TOP, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE VERTICAL FIN CAP, TOP OF CABIN AND WINDSHIELD AND  PROPELLER BLADES AND FIREWALL DAMAGE.  PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURY TO THE RIGHT HAND.

## 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 GAA19CA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA288), May 26, 2019: Luscombe 8 (N45729), Carbondale, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent left heel brake application during the landing roll, which resulted in a noseover.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.