# NTSB WPR12CA363: Silvaire Luscombe 8E, N2287K, Hillsboro, OR, August 19, 2012 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: August 19, 2012, 13:30 local (20:30 UTC) - Place: Hillsboro, OR - Coordinates: 45.428333, -122.941947 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4283&lon=-122.9419&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 5, 2012 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 84751 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR12CA363 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/84751/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=84751 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA363 ## Probable cause The pilot’s improper use of the brakes during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose over. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=8190128), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: use of equip/system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015/cases.md?model=8190128), [All aircraft, 1,391 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015/cases.md) - [Landing gear system: brake](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023242): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Incorrect use/operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023242/cases.md?model=8190128), [All aircraft, 297 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023242/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096) (defining event); cases with it: [Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=8190128), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md) ## Analysis The purpose of the flight was for the pilot to practice landing his tailwheel-equipped airplane on a grass airstrip. After departure, he remained in the airstrip’s traffic pattern and configured the airplane for a wheel landing. During the landing roll, with the airplane’s main landing gear on the grass and the tailwheel still airborne, the pilot applied brake pressure. The airplane nosed over, sustaining substantial damage to the firewall. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The purpose of the flight was for the pilot to practice landing his tail-wheel equipped airplane on a grass airstrip. After departure, he remained in the airstrip’s traffic pattern and configured the airplane for a wheel landing. During the landing roll, with the airplane’s main landing on the grass and the tailwheel still airborne, the pilot applied brake pressure. The airplane nosed over, sustaining damage to the firewall. The pilot reported that there were no pre impact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2287K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2287K), registered now, S/N 5014, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: SILVAIRE LUSCOMBE 8E - Registry model: [Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E](https://openairdocs.org/model/silvaire-luscombe-8e) (registry code 8190128) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 5014 - Engines: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES 85 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: 7S3, Hillsboro, OR - Destination: 7S3, Hillsboro, OR - Airport: 7S3, Stark's Twin Oaks Airpark, runway 02, 2,400 × 50 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 61; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; flight hours: 671 total, 656 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 75 °F ## 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 20120819018219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120819018219A), Aug 19, 2012: Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E, Hillsboro, OR, Substantial damage. Pilot was performng takeoff and landings. During first landing the pilot was a little fast. Pilot did wheel landing. The aircraft bounced some. Pilot was… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 3, 2012, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=84751. 2.3 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 2.3 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40377829&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF 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.