# NTSB DEN82DA123: Luscombe 8A, N45564, Laurel, MT, June 19, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: June 19, 1982, 16:15 local (22:15 UTC)
- Place: Laurel, MT
- Coordinates: 45.600368, -108.680938 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6004&lon=-108.6809&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 19, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71385
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN82DA123
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71385/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA123

## Sequence of events

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

- Nose over, landing - roll
  - brakes(normal) - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE PILOT APPLIED HEAVY BRAKING AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER, THIS OCCURRED AFTER HE HAD LANDED LONGER THAN NORMAL AND WAS SLOWING TO GAIN ACCESS TO A TAXIWAY. THE TEMPERATURE WAS 85 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT AND THE ASPHALT RUNWAY WAS HOT, SOFT, AND STICKY. REPORTEDLY, THE BRAKES WERE OPERATING NORMALLY.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N45564](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45564), registered now, S/N 2091, built 1946 (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: 2091
- Airframe hours: 1280
- Engines: CONTINENTAL A-65 65 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Richard Walker Mckamy
- Registered owner: Ray Woods
- Departed: 6S8, LAUREL, MT
- Destination: 6S8, LAUREL, MT
- Airport: 6S8, Laurel Municipal, runway 21, 4,000 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 41; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 1,569 total, 6 in this make and model, 1,513 as pilot in command, 89 in the last 90 days, 8 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Temperature: 185 °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 19820619025799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820619025799A), Jun 19, 1982: Luscom 8A, Laurel, MT, Substantial damage. Aircraft flipped over during landing roll due to improper operation of brakes.

## Other investigations on N45564 (3)

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 NYC85LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA197), Jul 28, 1985: Luscombe 8A (N45564), Coventryville, NY, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA78FTI09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FTI09), Mar 19, 1978: Luscombe 8A (N45564), Hamilton, MT, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA68F0139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68F0139), Sep 16, 1967: Luscombe 8A (N45564), Missoula, MT, substantial damage

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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