Luscombe 8E N2450K

Summary

On 21 May 2009 at about 01:00 local time, a Luscombe 8E registered N2450K, operated by Clark Dennis L, was involved in an accident near Ozona, 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

21 May 2009 at 01:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Ozona, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Ozona Municipal Airport (OZA)

Coordinates

31.6508, -94.8691

Aircraft

Luscombe 8E

Registration

N2450K

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Clark Dennis L

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ozona → Ozona

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

CEN09CA310

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot had just departed in his tailwheel-equipped airplane from a 6,000-foot-long asphalt runway, and was attempting to land back on the runway. The airplane bounced and the pilot reduced power and tried to make a three-point landing, but the airplane was not properly aligned with the runway. The airplane then veered off the runway, ground-looped and flipped inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer and left wing. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical deficiencies with the airplane or engine.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.