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FAA accident report · Luscombe 8A · Spicewood, TX · May 17, 2011

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Date
May 17, 2011 · 18:30 local
Place
Spicewood, TX
Airport
Spicewood
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
NONE
Reported as
Luscombe 8A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificates
Private pilot, unknown or foreign certificate
Pilot’s flight hours
2,400 total65 in this make and model1 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.

May 17, 2011, a mexican registered Luscombe 8A piloted by a mexican national, that holds a U.S. Pilot certificate, attempted to take off from mid way of the runway with a quartering tail wind and crashed into a tree at the north end of runway 35 and was lodged in a fork in the tree. The pilot received minor injuries that required stitches. The passenger was not injured. There was no post fire. May 18, 2011, the pilot told this inspector, FAA iic, that he was taking off but the aircraft was not accelerating as fast as it should. He also said it was not a mechanical problem. During the investigation it was discovered that the engine was making power due to several cut branches found aft of the aircraft. May 25, 2011, the pilot admitted to making a mistake by not checking the wind conditions at the time prior to takeoff. He saw the wind sock upon his arrival at the airpark and claims it was favorable for runway 35. He admitted to stalling the aircraft into the trees rather then flying into the trunks of the trees or houses north of the runway. Note: privacy data omitted surrendered his U.S. Pilot certificate during the post accident interview.

As the FAA filed it

MAY 17, 2011, A MEXICAN REGISTERED LUSCOMBE 8A PILOTED BY A MEXICAN NATIONAL, THAT HOLDS A U.S. PILOT CERTIFICATE, ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF FROM MID WAY OF THE RUNWAY WITH A QUARTERING TAIL WIND AND CRASHED INTO A TREE AT THE NORTH END OF RUNWAY 35 AND WAS LODGED IN A FORK IN THE TREE. THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES THAT REQUIRED STITCHES. THE PASSENGER WAS NOT INJURED. THERE WAS NO POST FIRE.MAY 18, 2011, THE PILOT TOLD THIS INSPECTOR, FAA IIC, THAT HE WAS TAKING OFF BUT THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT ACCELERATING AS FAST AS IT SHOULD. HE ALSO SAID IT WAS NOT A MECHANICAL PROBLEM.DURING THE INVESTIGATION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE WAS MAKING POWER DUE TO SEVERAL CUT BRANCHES FOUND AFT OF THE AIRCRAFT.MAY 25, 2011, THE PILOT ADMITTED TO MAKING A MISTAKE BY NOT CHECKING THE WIND CONDITIONS AT THE TIME PRIOR TO TAKEOFF. HE SAW THE WIND SOCK UPON HIS ARRIVAL AT THE AIRPARK AND CLAIMS IT WAS FAVORABLE FOR RUNWAY 35. HE ADMITTED TO STALLING THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE TREES RATHER THEN FLYING INTO THE TRUNKS OF THE TREES OR HOUSES NORTH OF THE RUNWAY. NOTE: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SURRENDERED HIS U.S. PILOT CERTIFICATE DURING THE POST ACCIDENT INTERVIEW.