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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8F · Frenchville, ME · May 9, 2023

Date
May 9, 2023 · 11:00 local
Place
Frenchville, ME
Airport
Nrn Aroostook Regional
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1885B
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA23LA226
Reported as
Silvaire Luscombe 8F
Reported engine
Continental C90 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
302 total41 in this make and model36 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On may 9, 2023 privacy data omittedrolled out after three point touchdown on kfve runway 32. A crosswind gust weather-vaned the aircraft hard right. Pilot was unable to maintain directional control and faced with imminent departure from runway and steep descending terrain. Pilot over-braked aircraft and nosed-over coming to rest inverted in the grass on the right side of the runway. Weather info:

Fve 091453Z auto 32014G22KT 10SM FEW050 OVC065 07/M07 A2993 rmk A02 pk wnd 33028/1402 T00721067 53009

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 9, 2023 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ROLLED OUT AFTER THREE POINT TOUCHDOWN ON KFVE RUNWAY 32. A CROSSWIND GUST WEATHER-VANED THE AIRCRAFT HARD RIGHT. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND FACED WITH IMMINENT DEPARTURE FROM RUNWAY AND STEEP DESCENDING TERRAIN. PILOT OVER-BRAKED AIRCRAFT AND NOSED-OVER COMING TO REST INVERTED IN THE GRASS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. WEATHER INFO:

FVE 091453Z AUTO 32014G22KT 10SM FEW050 OVC065 07/M07 A2993 RMK A02 PK WND 33028/1402 T00721067 53009

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.