# NTSB CHI06CA251: Luscombe 8A, N28403, Elwell, MI, September 3, 2006

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: September 3, 2006, 12:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place: Elwell, MI
- Coordinates: 43.399444, -84.800277
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3994&lon=-84.8003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 29, 2006
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 64500
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI06CA251
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/64500/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA251

## Probable cause

The airplane nosed over as a result of the pilot's excessive braking after he failed to attain the proper touchdown point and failed to perform a go-around.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Nose over, landing - roll
  - proper touchdown point - not attained, pilot in command (cause)
  - go-around - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - brakes(normal) - excessive, pilot in command (cause)
  - terrain condition - runway

## Analysis

The single-engine airplane nosed over during landing on a grass airstrip.  The pilot reported that the airplane was high on final approach.  He slipped the airplane to lose altitude, but the airplane touched down beyond the halfway point of the 2,580 feet by 100 feet runway.  He applied brakes to stop on the runway and the airplane nosed over.  The pilot reported that he should have performed a go-around instead of attempting the landing.

## Factual narrative

The single-engine airplane nosed over during landing on a grass airstrip.  The pilot reported that the airplane was high on final approach.  He slipped the airplane to lose altitude, but the airplane touched down beyond the halfway point of the 2,580 feet by 100 feet runway.  He applied brakes to stop on the runway and the airplane nosed over.  The pilot reported that he should have performed a go-around instead of attempting the landing.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N28403](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28403-2013-05-31), registration cancelled 2013-05-31, S/N 1270, built 1940 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Luscombe 8A
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8A](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (registry code 8190104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 1270
- Engines: Continental A65-8 reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Orval Hutchinson
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: 53W, Winn, MI
- Destination: 68R, Elwell, MI
- Airport: 68R, Hamp Airport, runway 27, 2,580 × 100 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 69; student; medical: sport pilot; flight hours: 67 total, 67 in this make and model, 36 as pilot in command, 31 in the last 90 days, 18 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day

## 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 20060903029439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060903029439A), Sep 3, 2006: Luscom 8A, Elwell, MI, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot landed aircraft near mid-point of runway length, over-applied brakes, causing aircraft to flip tail-over-nose, coming to rest on top.

## Other investigations on N28403 (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 CHI08CA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA118), Apr 30, 2008: Luscombe 8A (N28403), Remus, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during approach due to fuel contamination. Contributing to the accident were the unsuitable terrain and a tree.

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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