Luscombe 8E N2790K

Summary

On 19 March 2011 at about 13:50 local time, a Luscombe 8E registered N2790K was involved in an accident near Taunton, Massachusetts, 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

19 March 2011 at 13:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Taunton, Massachusetts, United States

Nearest airport

Taunton (TAN)

Coordinates

41.8711, -71.0097

Aircraft

Luscombe 8E

Registration

N2790K

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

West Kingston → Taunton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA11CA199

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadvertent application of the brakes during recovery from a ground loop which resulted in a nose over.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that the purpose of the flight was to prepare for a biennial flight review. The approach and landing were uneventful; however, on the landing roll, at taxi speed, a strong crosswind gust, which exceeded rudder authority, causing the airplane to ground loop. The pilot applied the brakes which resulted in the airplane nosing over incurring substantial damage to the fuselage, wings, and empennage sections. The pilot stated that the wind was variable from 030 to 300 degrees gusting from 12 knots to 22 knots, and there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions of the airplane or any of its systems prior to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.