# Accident 20211213021069A: Luscombe 8A, Ellinwood, KS, December 13, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 2021, 14:45 local time
- Place: Ellinwood, KS
- Airport: Ellinwood Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3733° N, 98.5989° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3733&lon=-98.5989&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1616K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1616K) (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: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 22,000 total, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211213021069A

## Narrative

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

AT 2:45 PM LOCAL TIME 12/13/2021 N1616K LUSCOMBE MODEL 8A S/N 4343 FLIPPED OVER THE NOSE ON ROLLOUT WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED AFTER  LANDING AT 1K6 IN ELLINWOOD, KS. FOLLOWING FLIGHT FROM OK15 CLAREMORE OK. THE AIRCRAFT WHICH HAD BEEN RECENTLY BOUGHT OUT FROM A 3RD PARTY  WAS BEING RELOCATED TO THE HOME AIRFIELD.

SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WING, WING STRUT, VERTICAL AND WINDSCREEN WERE SUSTAINED AS THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN.

WITH THE AID OF LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL THE AIRCRAFT WAS RIGHTED AND PUSHED TO THE HANGER. NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR THE PASSENGER WERE REPORTED.

## 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 CEN22LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA079), Dec 13, 2021: Luscombe 8A (N1616K), Ellinwood, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper brake application during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose-over.

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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