Luscombe 8F N1616Z

Summary

On 3 August 1996 at about 19:05 local time, a Luscombe 8F registered N1616Z was involved in an accident near Douglas, Arizona, 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

3 August 1996 at 19:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Douglas, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Bisbee Douglas Int'l (DUG)

Coordinates

31.5405, -109.4593

Aircraft

Luscombe 8F

Registration

N1616Z

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bisbee → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX96LA295

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft during the landing roll. A contributing factor was the pilot's inexperience in the type aircraft.

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

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The pilot stated that he was making a full-stop landing with a reasonable quartering right crosswind of about 15 knots. During the landing roll, when he had slowed to about 30 knots, an unusual noise caused him to glance into the cockpit. When he looked up, the aircraft was veering to the left and he input right rudder and brake. The control input, together with the crosswind, resulted in over-correction and the aircraft ground looped to the right. The pilot had made about 13 landings in this aircraft type prior to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.