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Luscombe 8F N9929C

1 November 2003 · Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 1 November 2003 at about 19:00 local time, a Luscombe 8F registered N9929C, operated by Gary J. Wolf, was involved in an accident near Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, 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.

The record

Date
at 19:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, United States
Nearest airport
Lawrence County Airport (2M2)
Coordinates
35.2469, -87.2578
Aircraft
Luscombe 8F
Registration
N9929C
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Gary J. Wolf
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Lewisburg → Lawrenceburg
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ATL04LA032

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control on landing rollout resulting in the airplane veering to the right and collapsing the left main landing gear with a side load.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated he entered the traffic pattern for runway 17 at Lawrence County Airport, Lawrenceburg, Tennessee. The prevailing winds were calm as the pilot made a 3-point landing on the runway. On the landing roll out, a gust of wind picked up the left wing and the airplane veered to the right. He put in opposite rudder correction but lost directional control of the airplane. The airplane continued to the right, collapsed the left main landing gear with a side load, and the left wing collided with the runway. No wind gusts were being reported at the time of the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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