Luscombe 8A N77859
7 January 2012 · Umatilla, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 January 2012 at about 19:00 local time, a Luscombe 8A registered N77859, operated by Wheeler John W, was involved in an accident near Umatilla, Florida, 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
- Umatilla, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Umatilla Municipal Airport (X23)
- Coordinates
- 28.9211, -81.6511
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8A
- Registration
- N77859
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Wheeler John W
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- DeLand → DeLand
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA12CA140
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
A failure of the left main landing gear due to a preexisting crack and corrosion, which resulted in a loss of directional control during landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that upon touchdown on the runway, the tailwheel-equipped airplane drifted to the left. The pilot applied right rudder to correct, but the airplane continued to travel to the left and departed the left side of the runway. The airplane contacted a ditch and nosed over and came to rest inverted, resulting in substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer and left wing. Postaccident examination revealed that the left main landing gear leg had collapsed and exhibited severe corrosion and evidence of a preexisting crack. The pilot also reported that the main gear strut failed because of cracks and corrosion.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Luscombe 8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 2012 | Luscombe 8E | Winslow, Arizona, United States | Morne Juan Van Staden | No injuries | - |
| 29 May 2012 | Luscombe 8 | Twentynine Palms, California, United States | Nicholas M Cain | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 2012 | Luscombe 8A | Leander, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 2012 | Luscombe 8E | Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 2012 | Luscombe 8A | Mexico, Missouri, United States | Koebel Allan Trustee | No injuries | - |
| 3 Apr 2012 | Luscombe 8A | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States | Paul Taylor | No injuries | - |
All 1,528 records for this type
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