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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Luscom 8E · Dresden, OH · July 18, 1998

Date: July 18, 1998 · 13:30 local
Place: Dresden, OH
Airport: Riverview Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2303K
Reported as: Luscom 8E
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,061 total85 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

N2303KRegistration cancelled Sep 18, 2017 · Luscombe 8ES/N 5030 · Built 1947 Airframe modelLuscombe 8E Engine modelContinental C85 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-5) The pilot began takeoff roll with 5-10 knots direct crosswind from the left. As he raised the tail, he failed to input proper control movements to maintain directional control and drifted to the left, struck 9 foot high corn with the left wing and then ground looped the aircraft to the left 90 degrees. Subsequent inspection of N2303K, by inspector jay wilkins, of the cmh FSDO, determined that the aircraft had sustained minor damage to the right wingtip, right aileron, right main landing gear and right elevator tip. This was discussed with NTSB investigator brian rayner on 07/22/98, NTSB northeast regional office, and he concurred with inspector wilkin's damage determination.

As the FAA filed it

(-5) THE PILOT BEGAN TAKEOFF ROLL WITH 5-10 KNOTS DIRECT CROSSWIND FROM THE LEFT. AS HE RAISED THE TAIL, HE FAILED TO INPUT PROPER CONTROL MOVEMENTS TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND DRIFTED TO THE LEFT, STRUCK 9 FOOT HIGH CORN WITH THE LEFT WING AND THEN GROUND LOOPED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT 90 DEGREES. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION OF N2303K, BY INSPECTOR JAY WILKINS, OF THE CMH FSDO, DETERMINED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WINGTIP, RIGHT AILERON, RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND RIGHT ELEVATOR TIP. THIS WAS DISCUSSED WITH NTSB INVESTIGATOR BRIAN RAYNER ON 07/22/98, NTSB NORTHEAST REGIONAL OFFICE, AND HE CONCURRED WITH INSPECTOR WILKIN'S DAMAGE DETERMINATION.