What happened
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On September 4, 2021, at approximately 1430 eastern daylight time, a Luscombe 8A aircraft, N2071K, overran runway 5 at Smith Field (smd), Fort Wayne, Indiana. The private pilot suffered minor injuries and the aircraft sustained substantial damage. privacy data omitted And operated under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations part 91 as a personal flight. Daylight visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, with no flight plan filed. The flight originated from the smd airport.
The pilot stopped for fuel on a cross country flight and was departing for his destination. After a successful engine run-up, he departed runway 23 at smd. Shortly after takeoff the engine started surging, then lost power. The pilot turned back to land on runway 5, with a tailwind, and touched down just short of the threshold of runway 23. He veered to the right to avoid an embankment ahead and went into a bean field. The aircraft nosed over onto its back.
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As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 4, 2021, AT APPROXIMATELY 1430 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A LUSCOMBE 8A AIRCRAFT, N2071K, OVERRAN RUNWAY 5 AT SMITH FIELD (SMD), FORT WAYNE, INDIANA. THE PRIVATE PILOT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT. DAYLIGHT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE FLIGHT, WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE SMD AIRPORT.
THE PILOT STOPPED FOR FUEL ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT AND WAS DEPARTING FOR HIS DESTINATION. AFTER A SUCCESSFUL ENGINE RUN-UP, HE DEPARTED RUNWAY 23 AT SMD. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE ENGINE STARTED SURGING, THEN LOST POWER. THE PILOT TURNED BACK TO LAND ON RUNWAY 5, WITH A TAILWIND, AND TOUCHED DOWN JUST SHORT OF THE THRESHOLD OF RUNWAY 23. HE VEERED TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID AN EMBANKMENT AHEAD AND WENT INTO A BEAN FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER ONTO ITS BACK.
THIS REPORT MAY BE AMENDED BASED ON FURTHER INVESTIGATION BY NTSB.
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