# Accident 20161112018449A: Luscombe 8E, Conway, AR, November 12, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 2016, 08:25 local time
- Place: Conway, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0547° N, 92.3542° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0547&lon=-92.3542&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2604K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2604K) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,580 total, 1,489 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161112018449A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 GAA17CA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA066), Nov 12, 2016: Luscombe 8 (N2604K), Conway, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and ground loop.

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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