Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A N1516B

Summary

On 26 June 2010 at about 15:10 local time, a Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A registered N1516B was involved in an accident near Gordonsville, Virginia, 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

26 June 2010 at 15:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Gordonsville, Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Gordonsville Municipal Airport (KGVE)

Coordinates

38.1561, -78.1658

Aircraft

Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A

Registration

N1516B

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Gordonsville → Gordonsville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA10CA334

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control, and his excessive braking during the landing rollout.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the student pilot, during the landing roll on runway 23, he overcompensated for a left crosswind and the tailwheel-equipped airplane departed the right side of the runway. The student pilot also stated that he applied brake pressure “too forcefully,” and the airplane nosed over, resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage, left wing, and tail section. The student pilot further reported that there were no pre-accident mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane. He also reported 82 hours of total flight experience, 25 of which were in make and model. The winds reported around the time of the accident, about 8 miles northeast of the accident site, were from 170 degrees at 4 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.