# Accident 20090520053939A: Luscombe 8E, Ozona, TX, May 20, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 2009, 20:00 local time
- Place: Ozona, TX
- Airport: Ozona Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: N/A
- Location: 31.6508° N, 94.8691° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6508&lon=-94.8691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2450K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2450K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8E (registry code 8190112, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8E
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 290 total, 9 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA310) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090520053939A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DURING INITIAL TAKE-OFF IN A TAIL WHEEL AIRPLANE, THE PILOT DECIDED TO DO AN IMMEDIATE WHEEL LANDING, BUT HE BOUNCED. HE THEN REDUCED POWER AND SETTLED BACK TO RUNWAY 16 WITH A LOW RIGHT WING. THE RIGHT TIRE HIT FIRST AND STARTED A SWERVE TO THE LEFT THAT DEVELOPED INTO A GROUND LOOP AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED INVERTED WHEN A WINGTIP DUG INTO THE GROUND.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN09CA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA310), May 21, 2009: Luscombe 8E (N2450K), Ozona, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing.

## Other reports on N2450K (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19880321055349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880321055349I), Mar 21, 1988: Luscom 8E (N2450K), Colorado Spring, CO. Chose to land on taxiway parallel to 35 instead of 30 to avoid strong crosswind. Took full responsibility.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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