Luscombe 8EZ N2295K

Summary

On 12 March 1994 at about 18:42 local time, a Luscombe 8EZ registered N2295K, operated by Herbert A. Becker, was involved in an accident near Prescott, Arizona, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

12 March 1994 at 18:42

Classification

Accident

Location

Prescott, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Ernest A. Love Fld (PRC)

Coordinates

34.6210, -112.4195

Aircraft

Luscombe 8EZ

Registration

N2295K

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Herbert A. Becker

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX94LA161

Nobody was injured.

the flying pilot's inadequate compensation for the existing crosswind condition, his failure to maintain directional control, and the inadvertent entry into a ground loop. A factor in the accident was the flying pilot's lack of experience in conventional landing gear aircraft.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The aircraft owner stated that he holds a flight instructor certificate and was showing another flight instructor, who has no tail wheel experience, how to land a conventional gear aircraft. The aircraft owner was in the right seat while the second flight instructor occupied the left seat. The owner reported that they had performed several touch-and-go landings with the second flight instructor manipulating the flight controls. On the accident landing, the aircraft had just touched down on the main wheels when a crosswind gust lifted the left wing. The flying pilot was unable to maintain directional control of the aircraft and it veered to the right, ran off the runway, and struck a runway sign with the right wing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.