Luscombe 8A N71479

Summary

On 3 April 2012 at about 23:37 local time, a Luscombe 8A registered N71479, operated by Paul Taylor, was involved in an accident near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 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

3 April 2012 at 23:37

Classification

Accident

Location

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Rock Airport (9G1)

Coordinates

40.6019, -79.8222

Aircraft

Luscombe 8A

Registration

N71479

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Paul Taylor

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hickory → Pittsburgh

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA12CA269

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s loss of directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was landing the tailwheel-equipped airplane at the conclusion of a cross-country flight. He reported that he applied the left brake during the landing roll, and the airplane veered off the left side of the runway and traveled down an embankment, which resulted in substantial damage to the right wing and right elevator. The pilot stated that there were no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.