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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Luscombe 8E · Selinsgrove, PA · June 9, 2012

Date
June 9, 2012 · 12:30 local
Place
Selinsgrove, PA
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2052K
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA12CA403
Reported as
Luscombe 8E
Reported engine
Continental C85 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
300 total150 in this make and model15 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.

Aircraft airborne on takeoff, pilot stalled aircraft approximately 10' AGL over grass between runway and taxiway. Aircraft right wing 35 degrees low, and nose was 25 degrees low. Pilot initiated recovery by pulling nose level. Right wing impacted the ground, followed by right main gear. The aircraft leveled and bounced on to the left main gear. The aircraft came to a rest on the main gear halfway down the length of the runway on the grass. Substantial damage to the right wing. Inspection of the aircraft did not reveal any mechanical anomalies/irregularities.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT AIRBORNE ON TAKEOFF, PILOT STALLED AIRCRAFT APPROXIMATELY 10' AGL OVER GRASS BETWEEN RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY. AIRCRAFT RIGHT WING 35 DEGREES LOW, AND NOSE WAS 25 DEGREES LOW. PILOT INITIATED RECOVERY BY PULLING NOSE LEVEL. RIGHT WING IMPACTED THE GROUND, FOLLOWED BY RIGHT MAIN GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT LEVELED AND BOUNCED ON TO THE LEFT MAIN GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST ON THE MAIN GEAR HALFWAY DOWN THE LENGTH OF THE RUNWAY ON THE GRASS. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT REVEAL ANY MECHANICAL ANOMALIES/IRREGULARITIES.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N2052K · 1

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