# Accident 20250211000739A: Luscombe 8A, Hampton, NH, February 11, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 2025, 10:07 local time
- Place: Hampton, NH
- Airport: Hampton Airfield
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9569° N, 70.8308° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9569&lon=-70.8308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77989, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N77989) (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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 545 total, 400 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250211000739A

## Narrative

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

A LIGHT SPORT AIRPLANE DEPARTED 7B3 (NORTH HAMPTON, NH) ON RUNWAY 02 AT APPROXIMATELY 0950 ON 02/11/2025. THE AIRPLANE DID A SHORT SCENIC FLIGHT AND ENTERED THE DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 02. A WITNESS STATED THAT AS THE AIRPLANE WAS TOUCHING DOWN ON RUNWAY 02, THE RIGHT WING WAS DIPPED DOWN FOR ABOUT 100 FT. VIDEO FOOTAGE FROM THE AIRPORT CONFIRMS THAT THE RIGHT WING WAS DIPPED DURING THE BALKED LANDING. SNOWBANKS WERE LOCATED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT INITIATED A GO AROUND AND CLIMBED UP TO AROUND 500 FT ABOVE THE GROUND AND ENTERED A DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 02. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT CLIMBING AT ITS NORMAL 1000FT PER MINUTE RATE. HE SAID THAT HE WAS NOT ABLE TO CLIMB ANY HIGHER, SO HE DIDN'T TURN AROUND TO SWITCH RUNWAYS. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, HE STATED THAT HE THOUGHT HE WAS NOT CLIMBING AT THE DESIRED RATE DUE TO CARBURETOR ICE OR BECAUSE HE DID DAMAGE DURING THE FIRST LANDING ATTEMPT. THE PILOT MADE LEFT TURNS TO COME AROUND TO LAND AGAIN ON RUNWAY 02. THE PILOT STATED THAT THERE WAS A TAIL WIND WHILE ON FINAL. A WITNESS STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE BANKED UP TO 50 DEGREES WHILE TURNING FROM DOWNWIND TO FINAL AND THEN DISAPPEARED BEHIND THE TREES. A DOORBELL CAMERA FROM ACROSS THE STREET OF THE CRASH SITE, SHOWED THE AIRPLANE WITH A LOW LEFT WING AND NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE AS IT HIT THE TREES. THE PILOT WALKED AWAY FROM THE CRASH WITH NO INJURIES. SEVERAL DAYS FOLLOWING THE EVENT, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE THOUGHT THE AILERON BRACKET ON THE LEFT-WING MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED DURING HIS FIRST LANDING ATTEMPT.

BASED ON STATEMENTS FROM THE PILOT FOLLOWING THE EVENT, THE NTSB WILL CONTINUE INVESTIGATION OF THE AILERON BRACKET ON THE LEFT WING AND THE ENGINE.

## 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 ERA25LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA115), Feb 11, 2025: Luscombe 8A (N77989), Hampton, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering to land, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and subsequent aerodynamic stall.

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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