Luscombe 8A N25342

Summary

On 3 October 2008 at about 17:00 local time, a Luscombe 8A registered N25342 was involved in an accident near Greeley, Colorado, United States. 2 people were 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 October 2008 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Greeley, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Greeley/Weld County Airport (GXY)

Coordinates

40.4372, -104.6331

Aircraft

Luscombe 8A

Registration

N25342

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Erie → Erie

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN09CA001

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll resulting in a ground loop. Contributing to the accident was the lack of remedial action from the flight instructor.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, he was performing a touch-and-go landing to runway 34 in partial completion of a flight review. During the landing roll, the airplane ground looped to the left. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical anomalies or failures with the airplane or its systems prior to the accident. The flight instructor took no action during the ground loop.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.