Luscombe 8A N1953B

Summary

On 20 March 2022 at about 15:18 local time, a Luscombe 8A registered N1953B was involved in an accident near Paragould, Arkansas, 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

20 March 2022 at 15:18

Classification

Accident

Location

Paragould, Arkansas, United States

Nearest airport

Kirk Field (PGR)

Coordinates

36.0638, -90.5092

Aircraft

Luscombe 8A

Registration

N1953B

Category

Airplane

Year built

1948

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN22LA174

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing which resulted in a ground loop.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot reported that he completed four uneventful touch-and-go landings. During the fifth and final landing, the airplane touched down onto the runway and bounced. During recovery, a crosswind lifted the left wing. The airplane ground looped, nosed over, and came to rest inverted. The firewall and rudder sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane or engine that would have precluded normal operations.  

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.