Luscombe 8A N45880

Summary

On 6 June 2000 at about 18:42 local time, a Luscombe 8A registered N45880 was involved in an accident near Greenville, Texas, 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

6 June 2000 at 18:42

Classification

Accident

Location

Greenville, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Majors (GVT)

Coordinates

33.1902, -96.1104

Aircraft

Luscombe 8A

Registration

N45880

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW00LA174

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in an inadvertent ground loop.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that the touchdown on runway 35 was 'smooth and uneventful;' although, when he 'applied forward pressure to 'stick' the wheel landing,' the airplane turned 'hard right,' to an easterly heading. He applied power in an attempt to regain control of the airplane; however, the airplane continued turning to the right to a westerly heading, exited the runway surface, and nosed over. The pilot added that the winds were from 060 degrees at 8 knots. The right main landing gear was fractured in two locations. Examination of the fractures revealed signatures indicative of overstress separation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.