Luscombe 8A N1954B

Summary

On 30 August 2003 at about 12:46 local time, a Luscombe 8A registered N1954B was involved in an accident near Maquoketa, Iowa, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

30 August 2003 at 12:46

Classification

Accident

Location

Maquoketa, Iowa, United States

Nearest airport

Maquoketa Municipal Airport (OQW)

Coordinates

42.0500, -90.7389

Aircraft

Luscombe 8A

Registration

N1954B

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Erie → Maquoketa

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI03LA295

2 people had minor injuries.

The pilot's excessive use of the brake system, which resulted in directional control not being maintained during the landing. A factor to the accident was the crosswind.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane nosed over while landing on runway 33. The pilot reported the airplane "touched down smoothly on the [main landing gear]" and he held some forward control stick to keep the main landing gear on the runway. The pilot reported that during the landing rollout the airplane began to drift to the left and he "applied right brake" to correct the drift. The pilot stated that the airplane then "swerved to the right" and he "applied left brake without releasing the [right brake]." The airplane immediately nosed over on the runway centerline. The pilot reported there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures during the accident flight. The local winds were recorded as 040 degrees true at 8 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.