# NTSB SEA05CA166: Luscombe 8A, N2094K, Otis Orchards, WA, August 7, 2005

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: August 7, 2005, 12:15 local (19:15 UTC)
- Place: Otis Orchards, WA
- Coordinates: 47.367221, -117.106391
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3672&lon=-117.1064&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 27, 2005
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 62157
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA05CA166
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/62157/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05CA166

## Probable cause

The pilot's loss of directional control as a result of excessive braking while landing, which resulted in the nose over.

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - brakes(normal) - excessive, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, landing - roll

## Analysis

After touching down and applying brakes the airplane skipped on a small rise.  The airplane touched down a second time, however, the brakes had locked the wheels causing the airplane to flip over.  No preexisting engine or airframe anomalies were noted prior to or during the flight.

## Factual narrative

On August 7, 2005, at approximately 1215 Pacific daylight time, a Luscombe 8A single-engine airplane, N2094K, sustained substantial damage following a loss of control and nosing over after landing near Otis Orchards, Washington.  The airplane was registered to and operated by a private individual.  The certificated private pilot, sole occupant of the aircraft, was not injured.  Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal cross-country flight, which was being operated in accordance with 14 CFR Part 91, and a flight plan was not filed.  The flight had departed the Three Forks Airport, Three Forks, Montana, at 0800 mountain daylight time.

According to the Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report (NTSB Form 6120.1/2), and in a telephone interview with the NTSB investigator-in-charge, the pilot reported that as he crossed over the fence and touched down on the runway, he began to apply brakes.  The pilot stated that this was followed by the airplane "skipping" on a small rise on the runway, and as the airplane touched down a second time the brakes had locked the wheels and the airplane flipped over.  The pilot reported that there were no preexisting engine or airframe anomalies noted prior to or during the flight which would have precluded normal operations.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2094K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2094K), registered now, S/N 4821 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Luscombe 8A
- Registry model: [Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A](https://openairdocs.org/model/silvaire-luscombe-8a) (registry code 8190120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 4821
- Engines: Continental A-65 reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Eugene F. Fisher
- Registered owner: Eugene F. Fisher
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: 9S5, Three Forks, MT
- Destination: Otis Orchards, WA

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 71; airplane ratings: single-engine land; flight hours: 3,000 total, 350 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days, 8 in the last 30 days

## 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 20050807017149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050807017149A), Aug 7, 2005: Luscom 8A, Otis Orchards, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) Subsequent to an otherwise normal approach, the airman conducted a normal landing, and upon initial touchdown, began application of the brakes. The…

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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