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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Luscombe 8A · Springfield, TN · January 18, 2010

Date
January 18, 2010 · 15:09 local
Place
Springfield, TN
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2111K
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA10CA117
Reported as
Luscombe 8A
Reported engine
Continental C90 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
37 total34 in this make and model34 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

This was the student pilot's first solo flight. On his first attempt at landing, the aircraft bounced three times on runway 22. After the third bounce, witnesses say that the aircraft pivoted to the left about 45 degrees from its longitudinal axis. Witnesses state that the aircraft nose was in a high attitude and the airspeed was slow. Security video shows the aircraft impacting an aircraft hangar in a nose high attitude in almost a 90 degree bank about 100 yards from runway 22. The aircraft was destroyed when it impacted the top i-beam of an aircraft hangar.

As the FAA filed it

THIS WAS THE STUDENT PILOT'S FIRST SOLO FLIGHT. ON HIS FIRST ATTEMPT AT LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED THREE TIMES ON RUNWAY 22. AFTER THE THIRD BOUNCE, WITNESSES SAY THAT THE AIRCRAFT PIVOTED TO THE LEFT ABOUT 45 DEGREES FROM ITS LONGITUDINAL AXIS. WITNESSES STATE THAT THE AIRCRAFT NOSE WAS IN A HIGH ATTITUDE AND THE AIRSPEED WAS SLOW. SECURITY VIDEO SHOWS THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTING AN AIRCRAFT HANGAR IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE IN ALMOST A 90 DEGREE BANK ABOUT 100 YARDS FROM RUNWAY 22. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED THE TOP I-BEAM OF AN AIRCRAFT HANGAR.

NTSB investigation

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