What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Ground looped on landing. (.4) the pilot stated that he was landing on the 1500 foot long grass runway; while on approach to avoid glider operations, he kept too much airspeed and landed long on the grass, which he stated was freshly cut. He noted that luscombes have notoriously bad brakes and they did not slow him down sufficiently after touchdown. As no airplanes were at the end of the runway, he opted to try to steer left. The right landing gear collapsed at about 15-20 miles per hour. Witnesses observed that the airplane failed to slow down and ground-looped beyond the end of the runway.
As the FAA filed it
GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING. (.4) THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS LANDING ON THE 1500 FOOT LONG GRASS RUNWAY; WHILE ON APPROACH TO AVOID GLIDER OPERATIONS, HE KEPT TOO MUCH AIRSPEED AND LANDED LONG ON THE GRASS, WHICH HE STATED WAS FRESHLY CUT. HE NOTED THAT LUSCOMBES HAVE NOTORIOUSLY BAD BRAKES AND THEY DID NOT SLOW HIM DOWN SUFFICIENTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN. AS NO AIRPLANES WERE AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY, HE OPTED TO TRY TO STEER LEFT. THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AT ABOUT 15-20 MILES PER HOUR. WITNESSES OBSERVED THAT THE AIRPLANE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND GROUND-LOOPED BEYOND THE END OF THE RUNWAY.
NTSB investigation
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