20220320004019A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Luscombe 8A · Paragould, AR · March 20, 2022

Date
March 20, 2022 · 10:18 local
Place
Paragould, AR
Airport
Kirk Field
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1953B
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN22LA174
Reported as
Luscombe 8A
Reported engine
Continental A&C65 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
31 total31 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

On 20 mar 2022 approximately 1018/CST, a 1948 Luscombe (N1953B s/n 6380)was attempting to land, when the airman experiences a gust of cross wind. The aircraft bounced on the runway , the airman lost control resulting in the aircraft ground looping eventually coming to rest upside down on the runway. One soul on board. No injuries. Substantial damage to he aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

ON 20 MAR 2022 APPROXIMATELY 1018/CST, A 1948 LUSCOMBE (N1953B S/N 6380)WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND, WHEN THE AIRMAN EXPERIENCES A GUST OF CROSS WIND. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ON THE RUNWAY , THE AIRMAN LOST CONTROL RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPING EVENTUALLY COMING TO REST UPSIDE DOWN ON THE RUNWAY. ONE SOUL ON BOARD. NO INJURIES. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO HE AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

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