# NTSB CHI96LA189: Luscombe 8A, N2887K, Greenville, MI, June 3, 1996 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: June 2, 1996, 21:00 local (Jun 3, 1996, 01:00 UTC) - Place: Greenville, MI - Coordinates: 43.169898, -85.249656 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1699&lon=-85.2497&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 3, 1996 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 10268 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI96LA189 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/10268/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA189 ## Probable cause foreign material, probably due to improper maintenance, which blocked the main fuel metering jet of the carburetor, and resulted in fuel starvation and loss of engine power. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf, takeoff - initial climb - fuel system,carburetor - foreign material/substance (cause) - fuel system,carburetor - blocked(partial) (cause) - fluid,fuel - starvation (cause) - maintenance - improper, other maintenance personnel (cause) - Forced landing, emergency landing after takeoff - Nose over, emergency landing ## Analysis During the takeoff portion of a touch and go landing, the engine suddenly stopped running. The pilot made a forced landing on airport property, but the airplane nosed over during the landing. A post-accident inspection revealed the carburetor main metering jet was blocked by a substance similar to Lock Tite. ## Factual narrative On June 2, 1996, at 2100 eastern daylight time, a Luscombe 8A, N2887K, operated by an ATR pilot nosed over during a forced landing shortly after takeoff. The accident occurred as the airplane was taking off on runway 27 at the Greenville Municipal Airport, Greenville, Michigan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the local 14 CFR Part 91 flight. The airplane was substantially damaged and the pilot was not injured. The flight originated at the Greenville Municipal Airport at 2045 edt. The pilot reported that he had been practicing touch and go landings prior to the accident. According to the pilot, the engine suddenly quit during the takeoff portion of the third or fourth touch and go. The pilot landed the airplane on the airport property; however, it nosed over during the landing. Post accident inspection of the airplane and engine was conducted by inspectors from the Grand Rapids, Michigan Flight Standards District Office of the Federal Aviation Administration. They reported that the main metering fuel jet in the carburetor was blocked by a substance which resembled Lock Tite. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2887K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2887K-2020-09-04), registration cancelled 2020-09-04, S/N 5614 (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: 5614 - Airframe hours: 4262 - Engines: Continental A-65-8F 65 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Ross J. Middlebrook - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, October 9, 1995, 30 hours before - Departed: 6D6 - Destination: 6D6 - Airport: 6D6, Greenville Municipal, runway 27, 3,700 × 75 ft ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 45; flight engineer, flight instructor, airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 11,800 total, 30 in this make and model, 2,955 as pilot in command, 146 in the last 90 days, 62 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 270° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 20,000 ft broken - Temperature: 61 °F ## 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 19960602014419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960602014419A), Jun 2, 1996: Luscom 8A, Greenville, MI, Substantial damage. Lost power on climbout. Nosed over on forced landing. Carb fuel jet blocked by lock tite sealer. (-23) the engine lost power suddenly at low altitude on take… 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.