# NTSB CHI96LA001: Luscombe Phantom 1, N272Y, Rolla, MO, October 1, 1995 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: October 1, 1995, 11:30 local (16:30 UTC) - Place: Rolla, MO - Coordinates: 37.940025, -91.759468 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9400&lon=-91.7595&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report January 8, 1997 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 10126 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI96LA001 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/10126/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA001 ## Probable cause mechanical failure of the left brake. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - landing gear,normal brake system - binding(mechanical) (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll ## Analysis THE PILOT REPORTED FULL RIGHT RUDDER INPUT WOULD NOT STOP THE AIRCRAFT FROM TURNING LEFT DURING LANDING ROLL. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, COMING TO REST OPPOSITE THE LANDING DIRECTION. A SINGLE TIRE SKID MARK APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET LONG WAS LOCATED 100 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY END. THE PILOT THOUGHT THE LEFT BRAKE LOCKED DURING LANDING. N272Y IS EQUIPPED WITH MECHANICAL BRAKES WHICH ARE OPERATED BY CABLES. ## Factual narrative On October 1, 1995, at 1130 central daylight time (cdt), a Luscombe Phantom 1, N272Y, piloted by an airline transport pilot was substantially damaged when it ran off the edge of runway 27 (3,028' x 36' dry asphalt) while landing at Rolla Downtown Airport, Rolla, Missouri. The personal 14 CFR part 91 flight was not operating on a flight plan. Visual meteorological conditions existed at the time of the accident. The pilot reported no injures. The flight departed Matton, Illinois, at 1000 cdt. The pilot reported after the aircraft touched down, full right rudder input would not stop the aircraft from turning left. The aircraft departed the left side of the runway, coming to rest opposite the landing direction. Examination of runway 27 revealed a single tire skid mark approximately 15 feet long located 100 feet from the runway end. N272Y is equipped with mechanical brakes which are operated by cables. During a telephone interview with the pilot he said he thought the left brake locked. The pilot said the runway was in poor condition. The airport facility directory states that the runway has broken asphalt with loose material, and is rolling and uneven. During a telephone conversation with the airport operator he said the airport runway was currently being resurfaced. N272Y'S landing gear strut wires failed during the accident. The pilot said the landing gear strut wires had been chromed, which may have weakened them. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N272Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N272Y), registered now, S/N 131, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE PHANTOM 1 - Registry model: [Luscombe PHANTOM 1](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-phantom-1) (registry code 5350102) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Warner SS40&50](https://openairdocs.org/engine/warner-ss40-50) (registry code 64503, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 131 - Airframe hours: 475 - Engines: WARNER SCARAB S-50 145 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Douglas P. Combs - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, June 15, 1995, 15 hours before - Departed: MTO, MATTOON, IL - Destination: K07 - Airport: K07, Rolla Downtown, runway 27, 3,028 × 36 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 41; airline transport, flight engineer, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 13,000 total, 350 in this make and model, 9,500 as pilot in command, 200 in the last 90 days, 80 in the last 30 days, 6 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 310° at 12 knots - Visibility: 15 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 48 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: VIH, 3 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 19951001048519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951001048519A), Oct 1, 1995: Luscmb PHANTOM1, Rolla, MO, Substantial damage. (-16) The pilot stated that on landing, runway 27, Rolla downtown airport, the aircraft veered right then abruptly veered left. Full right rudder did not… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.