Luscombe 8E N2497K

Summary

On 25 May 1982 at about 22:38 local time, a Luscombe 8E registered N2497K, operated by Glenn E. Trewet, was involved in an accident near Goodland, Kansas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

25 May 1982 at 22:38

Classification

Accident

Location

Goodland, Kansas, United States

Nearest airport

Renner (GLD)

Coordinates

39.3401, -101.7005

Aircraft

Luscombe 8E

Registration

N2497K

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Glenn E. Trewet

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Oklahoma City → Scottsbluff

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC82DA090

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

WHILE EN ROUTE, THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED HEADWINDS AND ELECTED TO LAND AT GOODLAND, KANSAS TO REFUEL. HE LANDED ON RUNWAY 12 WITH A CROSSWIND FROM 320 DEGREES AT 6 KNOTS. THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER TOUCHDOWN, HE GOT A CRAMP IN HIS RIGHT LEG AND REMOVED HIS RIGHT FOOT FROM THE RUDDER IN AN ATTEMPT TO WORKOUT THE CRAMP. HE REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO TURN LEFT AND HE INADVERTENTLY HIT THE LEFT RUDDER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WITH HIS RIGHT FOOT. HE STATED THAT THE MISTAKE WAS QUICKLY RECOGNIZED, BUT NOT SOON ENOUGH TO STOP A GROUND LOOP. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE RIGHT WING AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WERE DAMAGED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.