Luscombe 8 N1837B

Summary

On 14 July 2013 at about 22:30 local time, a Luscombe 8 registered N1837B, operated by Aeschliman Arlie W, was involved in an accident near Rose Hill, Kansas, 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

14 July 2013 at 22:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Rose Hill, Kansas, United States

Nearest airport

Cook airfield (K50)

Coordinates

37.5431, -97.1714

Aircraft

Luscombe 8

Registration

N1837B

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Aeschliman Arlie W

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Rose Hill → Rose Hill

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN13CA411

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind, which resulted in a loss of directional control.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, he entered the traffic pattern for runway 17. The wind was favoring runway 19, a turf runway, but he thought the recent rains may have made the runway soft. As he landed the tailwheel airplane on runway 17, the wind switched from the south to the west. The airplane turned to the southwest; he added full left rudder and added power. He was unable to stop the turn and the airplane ground looped. Examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to the right wing and fuselage. The pilot reported no mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.