# Accident 20191015024299A: Luscombe 8F, Lebanon, NH, October 15, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 2019, 15:00 local time
- Place: Lebanon, NH
- Airport: Lebanon Nh
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6261° N, 72.3042° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6261&lon=-72.3042&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2037B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2037B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8F (registry code 8190114, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 705 total, 690 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA20CA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191015024299A

## Narrative

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

ON THE AFTERNOON OF OCTOBER 15, 2019 AT 3:00 PM THE PILOT OF A LUSCOMBE AIRCRAFT, N2037B, SERIAL NUMBER 6464, WAS COMPLETING A CHECK FLIGHT AFTER AN ANNUAL INSPECTION AT LEBANON NEW HAMPSHIRE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (LEB).  UPON TOUCH DOWN OF HIS THIRD LANDING ON RUNWAY 25, THE PILOT STATED A WIND GUST LIFTED THE RIGHT WING TURNING THE AIRCRAFT TO THE  LEFT FORCING IT TO DEPART THE RUNWAY. HE WAS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT THE DIRECTION WITH CONTROL INPUT. HE ADDED A SMALL AMOUNT OF POWER HOPING THAT DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WOULD RESPOND. THAT FAILURE RESULTED IN AN IMPACT WITH A DRAINAGE DITCH ADJACENT TO A GRASSY AREA BESIDE THE RUNWAY CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. PILOT STATED THAT HIS BEST EFFORT TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSUFFICIENT. THE WEATHER, IN THE FORM OF UNFORESEEN WIND GUSTS CONTRIBUTED TO THE PILOT'S DECISION TO ADD POWER AND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL CAUSING HIM TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT RESULTING IN THE ACCIDENT. HE FELT THE ACCIDENT WAS PILOT ERROR.

DURING MY INVESTIGATION THE FOLLOWING DAMAGE WAS NOTED: PROP STRIKE/PROPELLER BENT, RIGHT SIDE ENGINE SUPPORT MOUNT BENT, RIGHT LANDING GEAR BENT BACK, LANDING GEAR BOX FRAME DAMAGED, RIGHT SIDE OF CABIN FUSELAGE DAMAGED, RIGHT SIDE OF FUSELAGE BEHIND CABIN DOOR DAMAGED, MAIN OLEO STRUT DAMAGED, TOP OF WING  SEPARATED AT SPARE, RIGHT SIDE WHEEL PANT & GEAR LEG SEVERELY DAMAGED, LEFT LANDING GEAR WHEEL PANT DAMAGED, AND RIGHT WING TIP & END SECTION OF WING DAMAGED.

## 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 GAA20CA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA028), Oct 15, 2019: Luscombe 8 (N2037B), Lebanon, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with a ditch.

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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