Luscombe 8E N1183K

Summary

On 7 April 2012 at about 21:00 local time, a Luscombe 8E registered N1183K was involved in an accident near Westport, Washington, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

7 April 2012 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Westport, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Westport (14S)

Coordinates

46.8969, -124.1006

Aircraft

Luscombe 8E

Registration

N1183K

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Puyallup → Westport

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR12CA159

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot’s inadequate crosswind compensation, which resulted in a loss of directional control during the landing roll.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, because of the left 10- to 15-knot quartering headwind, on short final approach, he descended at an airspeed about 5 knots faster than normal. The airplane bounced upon touching down on the runway and began drifting toward the runway’s edge. Despite the pilot’s efforts to stop the drift, the airplane exited the side of the runway, rolled onto an adjacent grassy area and into a 1-foot-deep trough, and nosed over. The windshield broke, and the engine mounts, vertical stabilizer, and rudder were bent. The pilot reported that no mechanical malfunction or failure occurred with the airplane during the accident flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.