What happened
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At 1710 PST on 08/26/2023 landing on runway 02 at Twin Oaks airport (7S3), Hillsboro, OR making a full stop landing, the aircraft a Luscombe A8 privacy data omitted sn 1583 aircraft ground looped causing damage to the outboard section of the RH wing and RH main landing gear, also it appears that the propeller was slightly bent. The purpose of the flight was for instruction with a certified flight instructor (CFI) and student pilot on board. The aircraft went off of the left side of the runway about ¾ the way down the runway. Student pilot stated that on touchdown and roll out the aircraft seemed to be tracking on the center line ok, felt abrupt turn to the left and stated that they may have over controlled. Said that the CFI tried to take control but did not do so. The CFI stated that the landing was smooth and aligned with the center of the runway, but noticed the student pilot was putting in inputs to the pedals. The CFI tried to take control of the aircraft but was not able to overcome the student pilot and the student pilot moved the pedals enough that his feet came off of the pedals. The aircraft veered to the left, departing the runway the right-hand wing touched the surface and the right-hand landing gear collapsed. The aircraft ended up facing in the opposite direction of the landing along the side of runway 02. There is substantial damage observed to the right-hand wing spar (bent), the right-hand landing gear has collapsed under the aircraft with parts of the gear broken, and the propeller appears to have a bent blade.
As the FAA filed it
AT 1710 PST ON 08/26/2023 LANDING ON RUNWAY 02 AT TWIN OAKS AIRPORT (7S3), HILLSBORO, OR MAKING A FULL STOP LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT A LUSCOMBE A8 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SN 1583 AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE OUTBOARD SECTION OF THE RH WING AND RH MAIN LANDING GEAR, ALSO IT APPEARS THAT THE PROPELLER WAS SLIGHTLY BENT. THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS FOR INSTRUCTION WITH A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) AND STUDENT PILOT ON BOARD. THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF OF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY ABOUT ¾ THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY. STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT ON TOUCHDOWN AND ROLL OUT THE AIRCRAFT SEEMED TO BE TRACKING ON THE CENTER LINE OK, FELT ABRUPT TURN TO THE LEFT AND STATED THAT THEY MAY HAVE OVER CONTROLLED. SAID THAT THE CFI TRIED TO TAKE CONTROL BUT DID NOT DO SO. THE CFI STATED THAT THE LANDING WAS SMOOTH AND ALIGNED WITH THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY, BUT NOTICED THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PUTTING IN INPUTS TO THE PEDALS. THE CFI TRIED TO TAKE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO OVERCOME THE STUDENT PILOT AND THE STUDENT PILOT MOVED THE PEDALS ENOUGH THAT HIS FEET CAME OFF OF THE PEDALS. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT, DEPARTING THE RUNWAY THE RIGHT-HAND WING TOUCHED THE SURFACE AND THE RIGHT-HAND LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT ENDED UP FACING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF THE LANDING ALONG THE SIDE OF RUNWAY 02. THERE IS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE OBSERVED TO THE RIGHT-HAND WING SPAR (BENT), THE RIGHT-HAND LANDING GEAR HAS COLLAPSED UNDER THE AIRCRAFT WITH PARTS OF THE GEAR BROKEN, AND THE PROPELLER APPEARS TO HAVE A BENT BLADE.
NTSB investigation
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