What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On Saturday, November 12, 2016 at approximately 08:25 local central standard time, a Luscombe 8E, registration number N2604K, veered off of the runway after a normal, successful landing at rex poe airport (AR88), Conway, Arkansas 72032. The pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. The aircraft suffered substantial damage to the right main gear and right wing. The aircraft was registered to the pilot and was operated under the provisions of 14 code of federal regulations part 91 as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight which originated at kork about 08:05 local central time. No flight plan was filed. The pilot reports he performed a normal pattern and landing to runway 11, a grass strip, and on roll out, at a speed of about 15 mph, the aircraft made a sharp left turn, departing the runway to the left side. The aircraft crossed through a small grass drainage swell, collapsing the right main gear allowing the right wing tip to strike the ground, coming to rest approximately 25? From the runway facing the opposite direction. Winds at the time were estimated to be from the northeast at approximately 6-8 mph, a crosswind from the left.
As the FAA filed it
ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 08:25 LOCAL CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A LUSCOMBE 8E, REGISTRATION NUMBER N2604K, VEERED OFF OF THE RUNWAY AFTER A NORMAL, SUCCESSFUL LANDING AT REX POE AIRPORT (AR88), CONWAY, ARKANSAS 72032. THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND RIGHT WING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REGISTERED TO THE PILOT AND WAS OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE FLIGHT WHICH ORIGINATED AT KORK ABOUT 08:05 LOCAL CENTRAL TIME. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT REPORTS HE PERFORMED A NORMAL PATTERN AND LANDING TO RUNWAY 11, A GRASS STRIP, AND ON ROLL OUT, AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 15 MPH, THE AIRCRAFT MADE A SHARP LEFT TURN, DEPARTING THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT SIDE. THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED THROUGH A SMALL GRASS DRAINAGE SWELL, COLLAPSING THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR ALLOWING THE RIGHT WING TIP TO STRIKE THE GROUND, COMING TO REST APPROXIMATELY 25? FROM THE RUNWAY FACING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. WINDS AT THE TIME WERE ESTIMATED TO BE FROM THE NORTHEAST AT APPROXIMATELY 6-8 MPH, A CROSSWIND FROM THE LEFT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.