Luscombe 8 N2352K
2 July 2019 · Sevierville, Tennessee, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 July 2019 at about 13:30 local time, a Luscombe 8 registered N2352K was involved in an accident near Sevierville, Tennessee, 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 13:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sevierville, Tennessee, United States
- Nearest airport
- Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge (GKT)
- Coordinates
- 35.8569, -83.5244
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8
- Registration
- N2352K
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1946
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Sevierville → Sevierville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA19TA222
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, which resulted in a runway excursion and right main landing gear collapse.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot had purchased the tailwheel-equipped airplane the day before the accident and was practicing maneuvers and landings. During his fifth wheel landing in calm wind, the pilot felt and heard a rumble that he reported sounded like a "machine gun" when the tailwheel touched down. The airplane continued to track the centerline for about 5 to 6 seconds but then veered right. Subsequently, the pilot applied left rudder, the airplane veered left off the runway, the right main landing gear collapsed, and the right-wing spar sustained substantial damage when it impacted terrain. Examination of the tailwheel assembly revealed no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded the pilot from maintaining directional control of the airplane; however, the chain and spring assembly on the tailwheel were loose, which likely contributed to the rumble that the pilot experienced when the tailwheel touched down.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Luscombe 8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Nov 2019 | Luscombe 8 | Brogue, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 2019 | Luscombe 8 | Prescott, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jan 2019 | Luscombe 8 | Casa Grande, Arizona, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Dec 2019 | Luscombe 8A | Baldwin City, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 May 2019 | Luscombe 8 | Carbondale, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 2019 | Luscombe 8 | Heber, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,528 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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