# Accident 20120609012739A: Luscombe 8E, Selinsgrove, PA, June 9, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 2012, 12:30 local time
- Place: Selinsgrove, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8194° N, 76.8586° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8194&lon=-76.8586&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2052K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2052K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8E (registry code 8190112, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8E
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 150 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA403](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA403) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120609012739A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA12CA403](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA403), Jun 9, 2012: Luscombe 8E (N2052K), Selinsgrove, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during the takeoff.

## Other reports on N2052K (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19810816059479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810816059479A), Aug 16, 1981: Luscom 8E (N2052K), Gladwin, MI, Substantial damage. Lost control on crosswind landing. Airplane collapsed gear during ground-loop. Pilot unskilled in type.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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