What happened
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Lost directional control landing collided with soft terrain. (.4)the airplane ground looped while landing on runway 18. The pilot reported the engine 'stalled' when he attempted to add power to compensate for the loss of directional control. The airplane traveled off the right side of the runway into a soft grass area. The pilot reported the local winds were from 225 degrees at 10 knots with gusts to 20 knots. Winds reported 17 miles from the accident site were from 300 degrees at 12 knots. (-23) on March 21, 1998, at approximately 2230 gmt, a Luscombe 8E, N2648K, departed a landing strip located on the owner/pilots private property located approximately 2 miles north of the destination airport, Clark county, IN (jvy). After landing on runway 18, the pilot, who was the sole occupant of the aircraft, lost directional control. The pilot stated that as he attempted to add power to execute a go-around, the engine failed to respond and the aircraft departed the runway off the right side into the grass. Damage to the aircraft was substantial, including the left main gear leg sheared off, the left wing tip damaged from the tip to approximately 3 to 4 feet I nboard from the tip, and damage to the propeller with the propeller tips bent forward approximately 2 to 3 inches from each tip.
As the FAA filed it
LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LANDING COLLIDED WITH SOFT TERRAIN. (.4)THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 18. THE PILOT REPORTED THE ENGINE 'STALLED' WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO ADD POWER TO COMPENSATE FOR THE LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE AIRPLANE TRAVELED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO A SOFT GRASS AREA. THE PILOT REPORTED THE LOCAL WINDS WERE FROM 225 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 20 KNOTS. WINDS REPORTED 17 MILES FROM THE ACCIDENT SITE WERE FROM 300 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS. (-23) ON MARCH 21, 1998, AT APPROXIMATELY 2230 GMT, A LUSCOMBE 8E, N2648K, DEPARTED A LANDING STRIP LOCATED ON THE OWNER/PILOTS PRIVATE PROPERTY LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES NORTH OF THE DESTINATION AIRPORT, CLARK COUNTY, IN (JVY). AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 18, THE PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE PILOT STATED THAT AS HE ATTEMPTED TO ADD POWER TO EXECUTE A GO-AROUND, THE ENGINE FAILED TO RESPOND AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY OFF THE RIGHT SIDE INTO THE GRASS. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIAL, INCLUDING THE LEFT MAIN GEAR LEG SHEARED OFF, THE LEFT WING TIP DAMAGED FROM THE TIP TO APPROXIMATELY 3 TO 4 FEET I NBOARD FROM THE TIP, AND DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER WITH THE PROPELLER TIPS BENT FORWARD APPROXIMATELY 2 TO 3 INCHES FROM EACH TIP.
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