Luscombe 8A N71283

Summary

On 10 August 2007 at about 01:13 local time, a Luscombe 8A registered N71283 was involved in an accident near Mason County, Texas, 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

10 August 2007 at 01:13

Classification

Accident

Location

Mason County, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Mason County (T92)

Coordinates

31.0555, -97.5629

Aircraft

Luscombe 8A

Registration

N71283

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Mason County → Mason County

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

DFW07LA206

Nobody was injured.

The loss of control as result of the collapsed right main landing gear during the landing roll. A contributing factor was the failure of the right main gear as result of corrosion.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The 219-hour private pilot lost control of the tailwheel-equipped airplane during landing on Runway 17. The pilot reported that his last landing approach and touchdown was normal. The right main landing gear collapsed during the landing roll at approximately 20 knots. The right wing collided with the runway when the airplane ground looped, following the collapse of the landing gear. The upper arm of the right main landing gear failed as result of corrosion at a weld. The 1946-vintage airplane had accumulated a total of 3,957-hours. The winds at the time of the mishap were reported from 150 degrees at 9 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.