# Accident 20190702009009A: Luscombe 8E, Sevierville, TN, July 2, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2019, 10:00 local time
- Place: Sevierville, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8569° N, 83.5244° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8569&lon=-83.5244&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2352K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2352K-2020-09-23) (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: 429 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19TA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19TA222) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190702009009A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA19TA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19TA222), Jul 2, 2019: Luscombe 8 (N2352K), Sevierville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and right main landing gear collapse.

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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