The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident.
Additional Participating Entity:
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Herndon, Virginia
Investigation Docket - National Transportation Safety Board:
Location: Winchester, Virginia
Accident Number: ERA22LA012
Date and Time: October 9, 2021, 14:22 Local
Registration: N4581M
Aircraft: Luscombe 8A
Injuries: 2 None
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Personal
Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information
Aircraft Make: Luscombe
Registration: N4581M
Model/Series: 8A
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Amateur Built:
Operator:
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Operator Designator Code:
Meteorological Information and Flight Plan
Conditions at Accident Site: VMC
Condition of Light: Day
Observation Facility, Elevation: KOKV,727 ft msl
Observation Time: 14:15 Local
Distance from Accident Site: 0 Nautical Miles
Temperature/Dew Point: 18°C /15°C
Lowest Cloud Condition:
Wind Speed/Gusts, Direction: 4 knots / , 100°
Lowest Ceiling: Overcast / 4200 ft AGL
Visibility: 10 miles
Altimeter Setting: 30.12 inches Hg
Type of Flight Plan Filed: None
Departure Point: Winchester, VA
Destination: Winchester, VA
Wreckage and Impact Information
Crew Injuries: 1 None
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries: 1 None
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries:
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 2 None
Latitude, Longitude: 39.143528,-78.144444 (est)
WINCHESTER — No injuries occurred when a single-engine plane flipped while landing at Winchester Regional Airport Saturday, airport Executive Director Nick Sabo said.
Upon landing around 1 p.m., Sabo explained the pilot of a Luscombe 8 hit “the brakes a little too hard” while traveling on the runway at an estimated 30 miles per hour. Brakes on the front two wheels locked up, which Sabo said caused the “nose heavy” plane to tip forward. The propeller then hit the ground and momentum caused the plane to flip over.
Sabo said airport staff responded immediately and called off en-route emergency vehicles when the pilot and one passenger declined medical services. The Federal Aviation Administration was notified and did not send an investigator for such a minor incident.
Sabo said the airport was closed for about an hour while the plane was forklifted onto a flatbed trailer. He said the plane “was banged up pretty good,” but the aircraft was fully intact and likely repairable.
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