# Accident 20220320004019A: Luscombe 8A, Paragould, AR, March 20, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 2022, 10:18 local time
- Place: Paragould, AR
- Airport: Kirk Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0638° N, 90.5092° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0638&lon=-90.5092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1953B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1953B-2024-07-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 31 total, 31 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220320004019A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN22LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA174), Mar 20, 2022: Luscombe 8A (N1953B), Paragould, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing which resulted in a 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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