# NTSB CEN14CA330: Silvaire Luscombe 8E, N2649K, Douglass, KS, May 19, 2014

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: May 19, 2014, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place: Douglass, KS
- Coordinates: 37.514167, -96.992774 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5142&lon=-96.9928&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 2, 2014
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Parties: Federal Aviation Administration
- NTSB case key (mKey): 89570
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN14CA330
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/89570/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=89570
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA330

## Probable cause

The pilot's excessive use of wheel brakes during landing, which resulted in a nose-over. Contributing to the accident were high winds and a short, downhill sloped runway.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=8190128), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md)
- [Performance/control parameters: surface speed/braking](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062045): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062045/cases.md?model=8190128), [All aircraft, 238 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062045/cases.md)
- [Wind: high wind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034055): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034055/cases.md?model=8190128), [All aircraft, 112 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034055/cases.md)
- [Airport facilities/design: runway/landing area length](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03017037): Environmental issues › Operating environment · Effect on operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03017037/cases.md?model=8190128), [All aircraft, 34 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03017037/cases.md)
- [Terrain: sloped/uneven terrain](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021017): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Effect on operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021017/cases.md?model=8190128), [All aircraft, 270 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021017/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=8190128), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)

## Analysis

While landing on a short, downhill strip with high winds, the pilot stated that he applied excessive brakes and the airplane nosed over. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

## Factual narrative

While landing on a short, downhill strip with high winds, the pilot stated that he applied excessive brakes and the airplane nosed over. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2649K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2649K-2018-05-30), registration cancelled 2018-05-30, S/N 5376, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SILVAIRE LUSCOMBE 8E (E)
- Registry model: [Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E](https://openairdocs.org/model/silvaire-luscombe-8e) (registry code 8190128) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 5376
- Year built: 1947
- Engines: Continental Motors C85 85 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Oneil Ashley J
- Registered owner: Oneil Ashley J
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, July 1, 2013
- Departed: Pvt, Atlanta, KS
- Destination: Douglass, KS
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: PVT, Private, runway PVT, 1,200 × 50 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 38; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review July 25, 2013; seat: left; restraint: lap only; flight hours: 230 total, 40 in this make and model, 160 as pilot in command, 20 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 170° at 26 knots, gusting 35
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Altimeter: 29.70 inHg
- Observed at: KIAB, 14 nm away

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 21, 2014, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=89570. 1.9 MB in all.

- Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 1.9 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40415383&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.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. Compare the reported make and model.

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