Luscombe 8 N1489B

Summary

On 26 July 2018 at about 19:30 local time, a Luscombe 8 registered N1489B was involved in an accident near Lawrenceville, Virginia, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

26 July 2018 at 19:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Lawrenceville, Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Lawrenceville/Brunswick Muni (LVL)

Coordinates

36.7728, -77.7939

Aircraft

Luscombe 8

Registration

N1489B

Category

Airplane

Year built

1948

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Smoketown → Lawrenceville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA18CA448

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a tailwind.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, during landing, as soon as the main landing gear touched down, the airplane veered left. He tried to correct with right rudder, but the airplane exited the runway to the left into the grass and came to rest inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The automated weather observation station located on the airport reported that, about 5 minutes after the accident, the wind was from 230° at 5 knots. The airplane landed on runway 36.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.