N2591K – Luscombe 8 – 1997-12-02 NTSB Accident Report

On December 02, 1997, a Luscombe 8 (N2591K) was involved in an incident near Grass Valley, CA. All 1 person aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: The pilot's inadvertent activation of the aircraft brakes during the landing rollout.

On December 2, 1997 at 1500 hours Pacific standard time, a Luscombe 194E, N2591K, veered off the runway during the landing roll and subsequently nosed over at the Auburn Airport, Grass Valley, California. The aircraft was substantially damaged, and the commercial pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions existed for the local flight and no flight plan was filed.

In an interview with an Federal Aviation Administration inspector from the Sacramento, California, Flight Standards District Office, the pilot stated that he inadvertently activated the aircraft brakes during the landing roll and the aircraft nosed over. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions with the aircraft and weather was not a factor.

This incident is documented in NTSB report LAX98LA051. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N2591K.