Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A N28437

Summary

On 19 April 2016 at about 00:10 local time, a Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A registered N28437, operated by Lyle E. Mooney and Steve McClean, was involved in an accident near Burlington, Washington, 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.

Date

19 April 2016 at 00:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Burlington, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Skagit Rgnl (BVS)

Coordinates

48.4706, -122.4217

Aircraft

Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A

Registration

N28437

Category

Airplane

Year built

1940

Engines

1

Operator

Lyle E. Mooney and Steve McClean

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Anacortes → Burlington

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA16CA193

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's excessive application of the brakes during the landing roll, resulting in a loss of directional control, runway excursion, and ground loop.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane, he was practicing stop and go landings on an asphalt runway. He reported that during the third landing, he continued his landing roll to turn off the runway. He reported that he applied the brakes in order to slow down, but inadvertently applied too much pressure to both heel brakes. He recalled that due to the excessive braking the airplane veered right, and then veered left and the airplane subsequently exited the runway to the left and ground looped. Substantial damage was sustained to the right wing. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or anomalies with the airplane prior to or during the flight that would have prevented normal flight operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.