Luscombe 8A N40VS
27 August 2009 · Arcadia, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 August 2009 at about 18:00 local time, a Luscombe 8A registered N40VS, operated by Edward Siwicki, was involved in an accident near Arcadia, Florida, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Arcadia, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Arcadia Municipal Airport (X06)
- Coordinates
- 27.1919, -81.8372
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8A
- Registration
- N40VS
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Edward Siwicki
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Arcadia → Arcadia
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA09LA520
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's bounced takeoff roll, which resulted in a collapsed landing gear. Contributing to the accident was the airplane's overweight condition.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the pilot, the left wing began to rise during the takeoff roll. He applied left aileron, leveled the airplane, and then “released the aileron for a normal takeoff at which time the plane continued to fall right.” The pilot reduced power, aborted the takeoff, and then the airplane departed the left side of the runway. Both occupants egressed the airplane and noted that the right main landing gear had collapsed. The pilot mentioned that the airplane “may have bounced a few times” during the takeoff. The maximum allowable gross weight for the airplane was 1,260 pounds. Calculations revealed that the airplane weighed approximately 1,315 pounds at takeoff. Examination of the collapsed landing gear in the NTSB Materials Laboratory revealed no preexisting defects, and that the component failed in overstress bending due to landing gear loads consistent with forward movement of the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Luscombe 8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Oct 2009 | Luscombe 8E | Weeping Water, Nebraska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 2009 | Luscombe 8 | Terrell, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 2009 | Luscombe 8 | Chipley, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 2009 | Luscombe 8C | Mount Carmel, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 May 2009 | Luscombe 8E | Ozona, Texas, United States | Clark Dennis L | No injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 2009 | Luscombe 8A | Eatonville, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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