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Luscombe 8A N1190K

15 January 2007 · El Paso, Texas, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 15 January 2007 at about 00:40 local time, a Luscombe 8A registered N1190K was involved in an accident near El Paso, 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.

The record

Date
at 00:40
Classification
Accident
Location
El Paso, Texas, United States
Nearest airport
El Paso International (KELP)
Coordinates
31.8039, -106.3733
Aircraft
Luscombe 8A
Registration
N1190K
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Demming → El Paso
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Dusk
NTSB number
DFW07CA057

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

The pilot's foot becoming lodged behind the right rudder pedal which resulted in a loss of directional control during landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During the landing roll on runway 26R, the airplane began to drift to the left and the pilot compensated by applying right rudder. While attempting to compensate for the drift, the pilot's foot became lodged behind the right rudder pedal and the pilot lost directional control resulting in a ground-loop. The right main landing gear collapsed under the side load and the right wing sustained structural damage. Weather at the time of the accident included winds from 315 degrees at 7 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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