Luscombe 8F N2248B

Summary

On 21 February 2005 at about 22:05 local time, a Luscombe 8F registered N2248B was involved in an accident near Kapolei, Hawaii, United States. One person was 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

21 February 2005 at 22:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Kapolei, Hawaii, United States

Nearest airport

Kalaeloa Airport (JRF)

Coordinates

21.3072, -158.0703

Aircraft

Luscombe 8F

Registration

N2248B

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Honolulu → Kapolei

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX05LA103

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's inadequate compensation for the quartering tailwind conditions, and his failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing. Related factors were the tailwind and crosswind.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot lost control of the tail wheel equipped airplane while landing with a right quartering tailwind. The pilot landed on runway 4R with the wind between 140 and 220 degrees from 7 to 14 knots. Upon landing the airplane veered to the right. The pilot attempted to realign the airplane with rudder, aileron, and brakes, to no avail. He applied full power to abort the landing, but the engine hesitated and the left main landing gear collapsed. The engine's carburetor was not equipped with an accelerating pump. Without one an engine can experience a hesitation during rapid throttle application. No anomalies were noted with the engine or the airframe that would have prevented their normal operation. The pilot had a tail wheel endorsement and 69 hours in the accident airplane make and model.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.