Luscombe 8A N71212
10 September 2011 · Huntington, Indiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 September 2011 at about 19:00 local time, a Luscombe 8A registered N71212, operated by Lindsey, Donald James, was involved in an accident near Huntington, Indiana, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Huntington, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Huntington Municipal Airport (HHG)
- Coordinates
- 40.8528, -85.4569
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8A
- Registration
- N71212
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Lindsey, Donald James
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Huntington → Huntington
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN11CA661
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The failure of the right main landing gear strut due to internal corrosion.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that he had completed a normal landing, and during the landing roll, he heard a "pop noise." He said that the nose veered right, and he applied left rudder, but the right wing dropped and the right main landing gear collapsed. The airplane sustained substantial damage. A postaccident examination of the separated landing gear strut revealed that the interior of the strut exhibited a rust color consistent with oxidation. The separation was consistent with overload.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Luscombe 8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Aug 2011 | Luscombe 8A | Cowiche, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 2011 | Luscombe 8A | Dixie, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Jun 2011 | Luscombe 8F | McCall, Idaho, United States | Davis James R | No injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 2011 | Luscombe 8 | Lincoln, California, United States | Earl J Hodges | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 May 2011 | Luscombe 8E | Apex, North Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Dec 2011 | Luscombe 8E | Atchison, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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