# Accident 20220625011279A: Luscombe 8A, Palmyra, PA, June 25, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 2022, 09:40 local time
- Place: Palmyra, PA
- Airport: Reigle Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2792° N, 76.5984° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2792&lon=-76.5984&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1476K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1476K-2023-12-26) (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: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 680 total, 14 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA289) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220625011279A

## Narrative

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

WHILE ATTEMPTING AN APPROACH TO RWY 31, THE PILOT BECAME FIXATED ON HIS AIMPOINT. THIS ALLOWED HIM TO GET LOW FOR THE APPROACH. THE AIRCRAFT WHEELS IMPACTED THE TOP OF A PASSENGER CAR THAT WAS TRAVELING JUST OFF AIRPORT PROPERTY. DAMAGE TO THE CAR WAS MINOR AND NO PASSENGER INJURIES 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 ERA22LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA289), Jun 25, 2022: Luscombe 8A (N1476K), Palmyra, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain a proper glide path to the runway.

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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