- Date
- August 10, 1988, 19:05 local (23:05 UTC)
- Place
- Plymouth, MA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2232KLuscombe 8A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 24, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 36209
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft was taking off on a hard packed, grassy area beside a paved rwy with a 12 kt headwind. After the tail was raised, and at a point 900 ft from the beginning of the roll, the acft suddenly nosed over. Examination of the broken right main landing gear leg revealed evidence of a pre-existing crack around 3/4 of the leg and a fresh break on the remaining 1/4 of the leg. According to a FAA ops insp who participated in the investigation, complete fracture of the leg 'resulted in the shaft extending. This extension caused the mechanical brakes to be applied to the right wheel, locking up the brake and flipping the a/c on its back.'
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2232K
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 4950
- Airframe hours
- 1,060
- Engine
- Continental A65-8F, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- James Spear Alston
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 1, 1988 · 11 hours before
- Departed
- PYM · Plymouth, MA
- Destination
- PYM
- Airport
- PYM · Plymouth, runway 24, 3,500 × ft, grass/turf
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 549 total · 382 in this make and model · 461 as pilot in command · 13 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
Other investigations on N2232K · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.