N2218K is a 1947 Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 2 seats, powered by a Cont Motor A&C65 series rated at 65 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Johnson City, TN. Its standard airworthiness certificate was issued in Nov 1955. It has been registered to its current owner since Nov 2022. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
- 79 years old
- 1 of 97 Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A
2022
1955
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The pilot reported to the National Transportation Safety Board investigator that the wind was calm as he approached the airport's 2,115-foot-long runway 26 and attempted to land. The pilot stated that he terminated his first two approaches to the runway because he was too fast and too high. In part, this event was due to "obstacles" on the approach end of the runway. During the pilot's third attempted landing, he was also too high and too fast, but he landed anyway. The airplane touched down long, overran the departure end, impacted vines, and nosed over. According to the pilot, there was no mechanical malfunction with his airplane, and the accident could have been prevented had he made a go-around.
The Federal Aviation Administration's "Airport Facility Directory" indicates that a 58-foot-tall tree is located 225 feet from the runway's approach end and 115 feet right of the runway's centerline.
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