Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8B N5PL

Summary

On 25 October 1997 at about 15:44 local time, a Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8B registered N5PL was involved in an accident near Bluefield, West Virginia, 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

25 October 1997 at 15:44

Classification

Accident

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Mercer County Airport (BLF)

Coordinates

37.2609, -81.2105

Aircraft

Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8B

Registration

N5PL

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Nashville → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

IAD98LA011

Nobody was injured.

The pilot failed to maintain control of the airplane.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot entered a right base leg for runway 23 with the winds from the south/southeast. He recalled that the approach was normal, but 'added power to recover from a down draft about 1/4 mile from the threshold.' During the 3 point touch down at normal speed, the airplane immediately veered to the right, with the left wing and landing gear lifting up. The pilot applied left aileron and rudder, but the airplane drifted off the right side of the runway and continued onto the grass. The right landing gear dropped into a drainage ditch, collapsing the landing gear . The airplane rotated over its nose, coming to rest inverted. Flight control continuity was verified, and the pilot did not report any mechanical malfunctions.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.