# Accident 20230509008459A: Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8F, Frenchville, ME, May 9, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 2023, 11:00 local time
- Place: Frenchville, ME
- Airport: Nrn Aroostook Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2831° N, 68.3054° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2831&lon=-68.3054&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1885B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1885B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8F (registry code 8190130, https://openairdocs.org/model/silvaire-luscombe-8f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SILVAIRE LUSCOMBE 8F
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 302 total, 41 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA226) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230509008459A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ERA23LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA226), May 9, 2023: Silvaire Luscombe 8F (N1885B), Frenchville, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while landing in gusting wind conditions.

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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