# Accident 20230219001449A: Luscombe 8E, Houston, TX, February 19, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 2023, 13:30 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8182° N, 95.6726° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8182&lon=-95.6726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2722K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2722K) (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
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,114 total, 25 in this make and model, 72 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230219001449A

## Narrative

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

ON 02/23/2023, AN OPERATIONS INSPECTOR INTERVIEWED THE PILOT. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE APPROACH AND LANDING TO RUNWAY 15 WERE NORMAL AND THAT THERE WAS A SLIGHT CROSSWIND. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED TO WHAT HE ESTIMATES TO HAVE BEEN 10-15 MILES PER HOUR. HE STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT THEN "LURCHED" TO THE LEFT FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. WHAT HAPPENED AFTER THAT IS NOT COMPLETELY CLEAR TO THE PILOT, BUT THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST ON ITS BACK ON THE RUNWAY RIGHT OF CENTERLINE.

ON 02/27/2023, THE OPERATIONS INSPECTOR AND THE REPORTING INSPECTOR MET WITH THE PILOT AT THE AIRPORT TO SPEAK WITH HIM AND ASSESS THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. WHILE TALKING WITH THE PILOT, AN AIRPORT SECURITY OFFICER SHOWED UP AND ESCORTED US (FAA INSPECTORS) ONTO RUNWAY 15 TO LOOK AT THE SITE OF THE INCIDENT/ACCIDENT. FURTHERMORE, HE SHOWED US SECURITY CAMERA FOOTAGE, ALBEIT LOW RESOLUTION AND FRAGMENTED, OF THE OCCURRENCE. DURING THE LANDING ROLL-OUT, VIDEO FOOTAGE SHOWED THE RIGHT WING RISING AND THE LEFT WING DESCENDING UNTIL CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE RUNWAY. SCRAPES ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE LEFT WINGTIP CONFIRMED THIS. FOOTAGE WAS THEN PRESENTED FROM A DIFFERENT CAMERA THAT CAPTURED THE TAIL RISING, THE AIRCRAFT ROTATING ABOUT THE MAIN LANDING GEAR UP ONTO THE PROPELLER, THE LEFT WINGTIP LEADING EDGE STRIKING THE RUNWAY AGAIN, AND THE AIRCRAFT COMING TO REST INVERTED WELL RIGHT OF CENTERLINE.

AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THE FOLLOWING DAMAGE:

FUSELAGE STATION 2 BULKHEAD LEFT UPRIGHT BENT AND CRACKED.

FUSELAGE RIB -CABIN STAY LEFT HAND BENT.

FUSELAGE STATION 3 BOTTOM SKIN RIVETS WERE SHEARED OFF AND THE SKIN WAS DISPLACED ABOUT A 1/8 INCH.

VERTICAL STABILIZER FRONT SPAR BEN.

## 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 CEN23LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA118), Feb 19, 2023: Luscombe 8E (N2722K), Houston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to attain/maintain lateral airplane control during landing, which resulted in an impact with the runway surface.

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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