Luscombe 8 N2604K
12 November 2016 · Conway, Arkansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 November 2016 at about 14:25 local time, a Luscombe 8 registered N2604K was involved in an accident near Conway, Arkansas, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 14:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Conway, Arkansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Poe's (AR88)
- Coordinates
- 35.0547, -92.3542
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8
- Registration
- N2604K
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1947
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- North Little Rock → Conway
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA17CA066
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and ground loop.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the pilot in the tailwheel-equipped airplane, he landed on the turf runway, and the airplane began to drift left. He made a right rudder pedal input that did not counter the left drift, and he adjusted his foot on the right rudder pedal so that he could apply differential braking. However, he reported that "my shoe was caught between the rudder pedal and the sheet metal fairing on the floorboard that covers the rudder pedal bell cranks," which prevented him from applying differential braking. The airplane exited the runway to the left and ground looped, the right main landing gear collapsed, and the right wing struck the ground. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right-wing spar and right aileron. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Luscombe 8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 2016 | Luscombe 8 | Midland, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Oct 2016 | Luscombe 8 | Huntingburg, Indiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 2016 | Luscombe 8A | Minden, Nevada, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 2016 | Luscombe 8 | Wilmington, Ohio, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 2016 | Luscombe 8 | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 2016 | Luscombe 8 | Maryville, Missouri, United States | Adventist World Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
All 1,528 records for this type
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