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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Luscombe 8A · Hot Springs, VA · November 6, 2010

Date
November 6, 2010 · 13:40 local
Place
Hot Springs, VA
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N71102
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA11CA053
Reported as
Luscombe 8A
Reported engine
Continental A&C65 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
840 total600 in this make and model45 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.

Aircraft was landing on runway 25, was rolling out and slowing down when he was caught by a gust of wind. Pilot stated that the aircraft was going to the right, he tried to correct with left rudder but the aircraft flipped over. He stated that the UNICOM had told him winds were 12, gusting to 19 knots

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 25, WAS ROLLING OUT AND SLOWING DOWN WHEN HE WAS CAUGHT BY A GUST OF WIND. PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS GOING TO THE RIGHT, HE TRIED TO CORRECT WITH LEFT RUDDER BUT THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER. HE STATED THAT THE UNICOM HAD TOLD HIM WINDS WERE 12, GUSTING TO 19 KNOTS

NTSB investigation

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