Luscombe 8A N1544K
13 March 2013 · Madera, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 March 2013 at about 16:20 local time, a Luscombe 8A registered N1544K was involved in an accident near Madera, California, United States. 2 people were 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 16:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Madera, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Madera (KMAE)
- Coordinates
- 36.9886, -120.1125
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8A
- Registration
- N1544K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Madera → Madera
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR13CA150
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that, after a series of uneventful touch-and-go landings, he decided to perform a full stop landing. As he transitioned from the landing to the ground roll, he applied pressure to the foot brakes, and the airplane swerved and departed the runway. The left wing impacted the ground and was substantially damaged along with the aft fuselage structure. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Luscombe 8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 2013 | Luscombe 8A | Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States | John P. Subbe | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 2013 | Luscombe 8A | Ellinwood, Kansas, United States | Michael Yagel | No injuries | - |
| 22 Feb 2013 | Luscombe 8A | Lebanon, Oregon, United States | Sieminski James H | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jan 2013 | Luscombe 8A | Oceano, California, United States | Glen P RAY | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Jan 2013 | Luscombe 8 | Elkhart, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 2013 | Luscombe 8 | Rose Hill, Kansas, United States | Aeschliman Arlie W | No injuries | - |
All 1,528 records for this type
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