# NTSB SEA99LA096: Luscombe 8F, N1895B, Nampa, ID, June 26, 1999 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: June 26, 1999, 09:30 local (15:30 UTC) - Place: Nampa, ID - Coordinates: 43.489479, -116.609947 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4895&lon=-116.6099&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 31, 2000 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 46659 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA99LA096 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/46659/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA096 ## Probable cause Directional control was not maintained. Diverted attention was a factor. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - diverted attention, pilot in command (contributing factor) - Nose over, takeoff - roll/run - terrain condition - soft ## 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](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: 2472 - Engines: 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 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 50; 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19990626007669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990626007669A), Jun 26, 1999: Luscom 8F, Nampa, ID, Substantial damage. Acft veered left off the rwy on take-off and flipped over. (-23) approx. 300 feet into the takeoff, the pilot lost directional control exiting the left side of… ## 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 SEA98LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA010), Nov 4, 1997: Luscombe 8F (N1895B), Boise, ID, substantial damage. 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… - [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. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.