- Date
- June 26, 1999, 09:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Nampa, ID
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1895BLuscombe 8F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 2000
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19990626007669A
- Case key
- 46659
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Probable cause
Directional control was not maintained. Diverted attention was a factor.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot reported that during the takeoff ground run, he was momentarily distracted by looking in the cockpit and away from the airstrip, when the airplane suddenly veered to the left. The pilot tried to correct with braking action which exaggerated the left turn. The pilot was unable to regain control of the airplane before it exited the side of the runway and nosed over in the soft soil. There was no evidence found of a mechanical failure or malfunction.
Factual narrative
On June 26, 1999, at 0930 mountain daylight time, a Luscombe 8F, N1895B, registered to and operated by the pilot as a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, nosed over during the takeoff ground roll from the Nampa Municipal Airport, Nampa, Idaho. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was substantially damaged and the private pilot and his pilot rated passenger were not injured. The flight was destined for Driggs, Idaho.
During a telephone interview and subsequent written statement, the pilot reported that during the takeoff roll on runway 29, he was momentarily distracted by looking in the cabin and away from the airstrip, when the airplane suddenly veered to the left. The pilot applied braking action which exaggerated the left turn. The pilot was unable to regain control of the airplane before it exited the side of the runway about 400 feet from the initiating ground run and nosed over in the soft soil.
The pilot reported that there was no mechanical failure or malfunction with the airplane at the time of the accident.
A Federal Aviation Administration Inspector from the Boise, Idaho, Flight Standards District Office, inspected the landing gear and brake system. The inspector reported that he did not find any evidence of a mechanical failure or malfunction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1895B
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 6322
- Airframe hours
- 2,472
- Engine
- Continental C90, 90 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Dwight R. Magnuson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 13, 1998 · 90 hours before
- Departed
- S67
- Destination
- U59 · Driggs, ID
- Airport
- S67 · Nampa Muni, runway 29, 5,000 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 50
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 206 total · 52 in this make and model · 142 as pilot in command · 24 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- EUL, 7 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N1895B · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.