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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Luscombe 8C · Zelienople, PA · August 1, 2010

Date
August 1, 2010 · 11:00 local
Place
Zelienople, PA
Airport
Zelienople Municipal
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4113M
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA10CA397
Reported as
Luscombe 8C
Reported engine
Continental A&C75 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
670 total230 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

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.

The pilot lost control of the aircraft on the take off roll. The aircraft veered to the left at approximately 40 mph. The pilot over corrected and the aircraft turned violently to the left and almost came to a complete stop. Inertia caused the right main gear to collapse causing the right wing, right horizontal stabilizer and prop to strike the ground. The aircraft came to rest off the runway.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT ON THE TAKE OFF ROLL. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. THE PILOT OVER CORRECTED AND THE AIRCRAFT TURNED VIOLENTLY TO THE LEFT AND ALMOST CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. INERTIA CAUSED THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR TO COLLAPSE CAUSING THE RIGHT WING, RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND PROP TO STRIKE THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST OFF THE RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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