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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Luscombe 8A · Bakersfield, CA · January 22, 2020

Date
January 22, 2020 · 16:50 local
Place
Bakersfield, CA
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1591K
Reported as
Luscombe 8A
Reported engine
Continental A&C65 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On January 22, 2020 at approximately 1650 local time, aircraft N1591K , a Luscombe 8A, was taxiing on taxiway alpha when the right main tire came off the pavement and went into the gravel. Then the aircraft proceeded to come in contact with a runway sign/light. Then the aircraft tipped over on the nose of the aircraft. Landing on the propeller.

As the FAA filed it

ON JANUARY 22, 2020 AT APPROXIMATELY 1650 LOCAL TIME, AIRCRAFT N1591K , A LUSCOMBE 8A, WAS TAXIING ON TAXIWAY ALPHA WHEN THE RIGHT MAIN TIRE CAME OFF THE PAVEMENT AND WENT INTO THE GRAVEL. THEN THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED TO COME IN CONTACT WITH A RUNWAY SIGN/LIGHT. THEN THE AIRCRAFT TIPPED OVER ON THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT. LANDING ON THE PROPELLER.