# Incident 20200404005099I: Luscombe 8A, Ormond Beach, FL, April 4, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 2020, 10:36 local time
- Place: Ormond Beach, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.2858° N, 81.0559° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ormond Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2858&lon=-81.0559&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13CQ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13CQ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200404005099I

## Narrative

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

ORMOND BEACH, FL (OMN): N13CQ, L8A, VEERED OFF THE SIDE OF RUNWAY 27 AFTER LANDING DUE TO UNKNOWN REASONS. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. POB: 2, INJURIES: NONE, DAMAGE: NONE. 04/04/2020 1436Z.

INVESTIGATION OF THIS INCIDENT REVEALED THE FOLLOWING FACTS. MECHANICAL FAILURE OF THE TAILWHEEL CHAIN CAUSED THE A/C TO VEER OFF OF THE RUNWAY ON LANDING. THERE WAS NO INJURIES, OR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR AIRPORT PROPERTY. THE AIRCRAFT THEN TAXIED IN TO THE HANGAR WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT, NO FURTHER ACTION WILL BE TAKEN.

## Other reports on N13CQ (1)

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

- [Incident 20160818013269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160818013269I), Aug 18, 2016: Luscombe 8A (N13CQ), Ormand Beach, FL, No damage. As the aircraft approached the Ormand Beach aiport the pilot said everything was fine and then all of a sudden he saw the propeller fly off. Once that happened…

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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