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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Luscombe 8E · Sevierville, TN · July 2, 2019

Date: July 2, 2019 · 10:00 local
Place: Sevierville, TN
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2352K
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA19TA222
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: 429 total10 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N2352KRegistration cancelled Sep 23, 2020 · Luscombe 8ES/N 5079 · Built 1946 Airframe modelLuscombe 8E Engine modelContinental C85 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot was practicing landing on the last landing after touch down he encountered a tail wheel shimmy. He applied back pressure to the yoke the shimmy got worse, the aircraft started to leave the runway to the right he attempted to correct the aircraft tract applying left rudder crossing the runway and putting a side load on the right main gear and collapsing the right gear coming to rest just off the runway in the grass.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS PRACTICING LANDING ON THE LAST LANDING AFTER TOUCH DOWN HE ENCOUNTERED A TAIL WHEEL SHIMMY. HE APPLIED BACK PRESSURE TO THE YOKE THE SHIMMY GOT WORSE, THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO LEAVE THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT HE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE AIRCRAFT TRACT APPLYING LEFT RUDDER CROSSING THE RUNWAY AND PUTTING A SIDE LOAD ON THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND COLLAPSING THE RIGHT GEAR COMING TO REST JUST OFF THE RUNWAY IN THE GRASS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA19TA222Accident · No injuriesClass 3Final reportSevierville, TNThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and right main landing gear collapse.Jul 2, 2019 · Substantial damage