# Accident 20221109019039A: Luscombe 8E, Bridgeport, TX, November 9, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 2022, 11:30 local time
- Place: Bridgeport, TX
- Airport: Bridgeport Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1740° N, 97.8285° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1740&lon=-97.8285&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1855K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1855K-2023-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8E (registry code 8190112, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 25,202 total, 13 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221109019039A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED AND VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY

## 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 CEN23LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA033), Nov 9, 2022: Luscombe 8E (N1855K), Bridgeport, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of control due to a wind gust during landing.

## Other reports on N1855K (1)

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

- [Incident 19830424023769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830424023769I), Apr 24, 1983: Luscom 8E (N1855K), Howell, MI, Minor damage. On first practice crosswind landing ran off the runway and nosed over. Too much crosswind for pilot and aircraft.

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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