19990604045509A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Luscom 8E · New Lberia, LA · June 4, 1999

Date: June 4, 1999 · 08:34 local
Place: New Lberia, LA
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N2680K
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW99LA159
Reported as: Luscom 8E

N2680KRegistered now · Luscombe 8ES/N 5407 · Built 1947 Airframe modelLuscombe 8E Engine modelContinental C85 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23)Pilot was demonstrating takeoffs and landings to owner of the aircraft. He allowed the owner of the airplane, who is not a pilot, to make the last takeoff. The owner rotated prematurely, and lost control of the airplane. The airplane veered to the left, and impacted, causing damage to the landing gear, right aireron, right wing tip, right elevator, landing gear box and fuselage (wrinkling). The pilot-in-command is an ATP, but does not hold a fight instructor certificate.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)PILOT WAS DEMONSTRATING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS TO OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT. HE ALLOWED THE OWNER OF THE AIRPLANE, WHO IS NOT A PILOT, TO MAKE THE LAST TAKEOFF. THE OWNER ROTATED PREMATURELY, AND LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT, AND IMPACTED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR, RIGHT AIRERON, RIGHT WING TIP, RIGHT ELEVATOR, LANDING GEAR BOX AND FUSELAGE (WRINKLING). THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND IS AN ATP, BUT DOES NOT HOLD A FIGHT INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW99LA159Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNew Iberia, LAThe pilot's inadvertent ground loop.Jun 4, 1999 · Substantial damage