Luscombe 8A N71102

Summary

On 6 November 2010 at about 17:30 local time, a Luscombe 8A registered N71102 was involved in an accident near Hot Springs, 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

6 November 2010 at 17:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Hot Springs, Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Ingalls Field Airport (HSP)

Coordinates

37.9514, -79.8339

Aircraft

Luscombe 8A

Registration

N71102

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Winchester → Hot Springs

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA11CA053

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind during landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, he maneuvered the airplane into a slip configuration while on final approach in an effort to compensate for a crosswind. He landed on runway 25 with using a wheel-landing technique, where the main landing gear touchdown first and the tail gear follows during the landing roll. During the roll out, as the airplane slowed, a gust of wind struck its right side. The airplane began to veer to the right and the pilot attempted to regain directional control with full left rudder and opposing aileron. The airplane continued to veer to the right and flipped over, coming to rest inverted. As a result of the accident sequence, the airplane incurred damage to the left wing, fuselage, vertical stabilizer, and rudder. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical anomalies with the airplane. The wind reported at the airport about the time of the accident were from 310 degrees at 14, gusting to 19 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.