# Incident 20200122022179I: Luscombe 8A, Bakersfield, CA, January 22, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 2020, 16:50 local time
- Place: Bakersfield, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3733° N, 119.0187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bakersfield, CA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3733&lon=-119.0187&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1591K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1591K) (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: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200122022179I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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