Luscombe 8A N1977B

Summary

On 15 May 2003 at about 18:55 local time, a Luscombe 8A registered N1977B was involved in an accident near Colville, Washington, 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

15 May 2003 at 18:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Colville, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Colville Muni (63S)

Coordinates

48.5414, -117.8844

Aircraft

Luscombe 8A

Registration

N1977B

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Metaline Falls → Colville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA03LA081

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions on landing. A contributing factor was a crosswind.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot landed on runway 19 with an approximate 90 degree crosswind and a wind velocity in excess of 10 knots. While making the crosswind landing the main wheels were down and as the tail wheel touched the runway, the wind began to lift the left wing and the aircraft begin to drift to the right. After several attempts at corrective action the aircraft departed the pavement at about a 10 to 15 degree angle coming nearly to a stop as the wind caught and raised the tail overturning the aircraft. The nose over resulted in substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer and the right wing lift strut.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.