# NTSB SEA98LA010: Luscombe 8F, N1895B, Boise, ID, November 4, 1997 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: November 4, 1997, 15:38 local (22:38 UTC) - Place: Boise, ID - Coordinates: 43.560214, -116.210685 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5602&lon=-116.2107&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report February 28, 2000 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 42732 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA98LA010 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/42732/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA010 ## Probable cause The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control due to excessive taxispeed. Pressure perceived by the student pilot to expedite clearing the runway after landing in order to facilitate an aircraft departure was a contributing factor. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid, taxi - from landing - taxispeed - excessive, pilot in command (cause) - pressure induced by conditions/events, pilot in command (contributing factor) ## Analysis The solo student pilot reported that as she approached to land, she knew an airliner was holding short, waiting for her to clear the runway. She reported that in an effort to expedite clearing the runway, she attempted to turn off the runway with excessive speed after landing. The airplane dragged its right wing and spun around about 270 degrees, coming to rest on a taxiway. ## Factual narrative On November 4, 1997, approximately 1538 mountain standard time, a Luscombe 8F, N1895B, was substantially damaged when it dragged its right wing during turnoff from runway 28R after landing at Boise Air Terminal-Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho. The solo student pilot, who was a co-owner of the airplane, was not injured in the occurrence. The accident occurred during a 14 CFR 91 solo cross-country instructional flight from Twin Falls, Idaho. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and the flight was on a visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan. The student pilot reported: ...Upon arrival in [Boise], I was cleared to land on Runway 28R. I knew that an airliner was holding short, waiting for me to clear the runway. (Runway 28L was closed.) I landed, and was rolling out on 28R. I attempted to brake to slow down faster, and to enable myself to turn off sooner, to expedite clearing the runway. I turned off when I was going too fast to do so safely, and the plane spun around about 270 [degrees], and I ended up on the taxiway.... The student pilot, who reported she had 85.3 hours total time including 43.9 hours in make and model and 27.9 hours pilot-in-command time (including 20.0 hours in make and model), reported that no mechanical failure or malfunction was involved in the accident. The reported winds in a 1556 Boise automated observation were from 280 degrees at 4 knots. Boise runway 28R is a 7,400 foot long by 150 foot wide asphalt and porous friction coated runway, and slopes down at 0.4 per cent from east to west. The Luscombe 8F is equipped with fixed conventional landing gear. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1895B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1895B-2017-05-31), registration cancelled 2017-05-31, S/N 6322 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Luscombe 8F - Registry model: [Luscombe 8F](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8f) (registry code 8190114) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 6322 - Airframe hours: 2257 - Engines: Continental C90-12F 90 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Katharine P. Olson - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, July 18, 1997, 114 hours before - Departed: TWF, TWIN FALLS, ID - Destination: BOI - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: BOI, Boise Air Term-Gowen Fld, runway 28R, 7,400 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 50; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 86 total, 44 in this make and model, 28 as pilot in command, 48 in the last 90 days, 23 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 263° at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 59 °F, dew point 37 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: BOI ## 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 19971104031749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971104031749A), Nov 4, 1997: Luscom 8F, Boise, ID, Substantial damage. (Tty) acft ground looped on landing, Boise, ID. (.4)the solo student pilot reported that as she approached to land, she knew an airliner was holding short,… ## Other investigations on N1895B (2) 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 SEA99LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA096), Jun 26, 1999: Luscombe 8F (N1895B), Nampa, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: Directional control was not maintained. Diverted attention was a factor. - [NTSB LAX67D0084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67D0084), May 3, 1966: Luscombe 8F (N1895B), Elko, NV, 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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