Luscombe 8A N2952K

Summary

On 21 September 2024 at about 20:30 local time, a Luscombe 8A registered N2952K was involved in an accident near Elyria, Ohio, 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

21 September 2024 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Lorain County Rgnl (LPR)

Coordinates

41.3443, -82.1776

Aircraft

Luscombe 8A

Registration

N2952K

Category

Airplane

Year built

1947

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Wakeman → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA24LA396

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a direct crosswind.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that while landing, he encountered a direct crosswind from the left. The pilot attempted to correct the landing, however, when the right wheel touched down, the airplane entered a ground loop. The airplane began to skid down the runway sideways towards a taxiway. Subsequently, the right wing lifted, the left main gear collapsed, and the left wing contacted the pavement which resulted in substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. At the time of the accident, the pilot was landing the airplane on runway 07 and he reported winds from 320 at 11 knots “with direct crosswind up to 14” knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.