- Date
- April 18, 1990, 12:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Frederick, MD
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N71231Luscombe 8A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 21, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900418010199A
- Case key
- 11586
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Probable cause
The pilot failed to maintain directional control, and used excessive braking trying to regain control.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The plt reported he encountered a wind gust during the landing roll. The acft veered left into the wind and the plt applied brakes to regain directional control, but he was unsuccessful. The acft nosed over on the rwy. The plt reported the excessive use of brakes, which were newly installed, attributed to the accident. The plt reported no mechanical malfunction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N71231
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 3908968
- Airframe hours
- 1,998
- Engine
- Continental A-65-8, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Wilson Rider
- Registered owner
- Wilson H Rider
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 6, 1989 · 46 hours before
- Departed
- 0W7 · Chestertown, MD
- Destination
- FDY · Frederick, MD
- Airport
- FDK · Frederick
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 785 total · 147 in this make and model · 26 in the last 90 days · 18 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 46 °F, dew point 25 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- IAD, 28 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.