# NTSB CEN14CA282: Luscombe 8B, N39092, Galion, OH, May 29, 2014 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: May 29, 2014, 12:30 local (16:30 UTC) - Place: Galion, OH - Coordinates: 40.752777, -82.724723 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7528&lon=-82.7247&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 14, 2014 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 89405 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN14CA282 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/89405/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=89405 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA282 ## Probable cause The pilot's misapplication of brakes after landing, which resulted in the airplane nosing over. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: surface speed/braking](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062045): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Incorrect use/operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Luscombe 8B, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062045/cases.md?model=8190106), [All aircraft, 238 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062045/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Luscombe 8B, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=8190106), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Abrupt maneuver](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/270); cases with it: [Luscombe 8B, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/270/sequence.md?model=8190106), [All aircraft, 346 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/270/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096) (defining event); cases with it: [Luscombe 8B, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=8190106), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot conducted a local flight and after about 10 minutes returned to the airport for a normal landing. The pilot reported that he did a 3-point landing, in the tailwheel equipped airplane. He added that at about 20 mph or less the airplane swerved slightly left; he corrected the swerve with the application of right rudder and brake. The pilot then reported that he added left brake to stop before turning onto a taxiway. The airplane's tail came up and the airplane nosed over, coming to rest inverted. Examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer and right wing strut. ## Factual narrative The pilot conducted a local flight and after about 10 minutes returned to the airport for a normal landing. The pilot reported that he did a 3-point landing, in the tailwheel equipped airplane. He added that at about 20 mph or less the airplane swerved slightly left; he corrected the swerve with the application of right rudder and brake. The pilot then reported that he added left brake to stop before turning onto a taxiway. The airplane's tail came up and the airplane nosed over, coming to rest inverted. Examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer and right wing strut. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N39092](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39092), registered now, S/N 1853, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8B (B) - Registry model: [Luscombe 8B](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8b) (registry code 8190106) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-145B series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145b-series) (registry code 41502, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 1853 - Year built: 1941 - Airframe hours: 1778.5 - Engines: Lycoming O-145 65 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, September 19, 2013 - Departed: KGQQ, Galion, OH - Destination: KGQQ, Galion, OH - Airport: KGQQ, Galion Municipal, runway 05, 3,505 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 78; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine sea, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: sport pilot, without waivers/limitations; last flight review June 12, 2012; seat: left; restraint: lap only; flight hours: 1,069 total, 379 in this make and model, 859 as pilot in command ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 30° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 11,000 ft overcast - Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 57 °F - Altimeter: 30.12 inHg - Observed at: KMFD, 10 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20140529007549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140529007549A), May 29, 2014: Luscombe 8B, Galion, OH, Substantial damage. According to the pilot, it was his second flight of the day and the purpose was to check out a radio. He landed runway 5 at Galion airport and the airplane… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 7, 2014, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=89405. 1.8 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 892 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40414809&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Photo 1. Accident Airplane (Photo Courtesy of FAA) (item 2, .PDF, 880 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40414810&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%201.%20Accident%20Airplane%20(Photo%20Courtesy%20of%20FAA)-Master.PDF 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. 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