# NTSB CEN12CA054: Silvaire Luscombe 8F, N2099B, Woodward, OK, November 4, 2011

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: November 3, 2011, 19:15 local (Nov 4, 2011, 00:15 UTC)
- Place: Woodward, OK
- Coordinates: 36.438056, -99.522781 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4381&lon=-99.5228&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 16, 2012
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Parties: FAA FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 82242
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN12CA054
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/82242/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=82242
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA054

## Probable cause

The student pilot’s hard landing and subsequent loss of directional control.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Personnel issues](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02060000): Personnel issues › Task performance · Student/instructed pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8F, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02060000/cases.md?model=8190130), [All aircraft, 137 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02060000/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092); cases with it: [Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8F, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md?model=8190130), [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md)
- [Landing: Dragged wing/rotor/float/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/093); cases with it: [Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8F, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/093/sequence.md?model=8190130), [All aircraft, 319 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/093/sequence.md)
- [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8F, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=8190130), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The student pilot landed the tailwheel-equipped airplane hard and was unable to recover from the bounced landing. The airplane’s right wing impacted the runway, and the airplane ground looped, sustaining substantial damage to the fuselage and right wing. An examination of the airplane following the accident revealed no preimpact anomalies with the airplane.

## Factual narrative

The student pilot, on this fourth solo flight, was landing a tailwheel-equipped airplane. During the landing, the student pilot landed hard and was unable to recover from the bounced landing. The airplane’s right wing impacted the runway and the airplane subsequently ground looped. During the accident, the airplane’s fuselage and right wing sustained substantial damage. An examination of the airplane following the accident revealed no pre-impact anomalies with the airplane.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2099B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2099B-2020-08-02), registration cancelled 2020-08-02, S/N 6526, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SILVAIRE LUSCOMBE 8F
- Registry model: [Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8F](https://openairdocs.org/model/silvaire-luscombe-8f) (registry code 8190130) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 6526
- Engines: CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES 95 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: KWWR, Woodward, OK
- Destination: KWWR, Woodward, OK
- Flight plan: Unknown
- Airport: KWWR, West Woodward Airport

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 40; injuries: none; student; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 40 total, 4 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 45 °F, dew point 18 °F
- Altimeter: 30.29 inHg
- Observed at: KWWR

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20111103026239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111103026239A), Nov 3, 2011: Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8F, Woodward, OK, Substantial damage. Took off from Woodward, OK. After short "out and back" student pilot attempted to land on runway 35. Upon landing, aircraft went into a "ground loop" causing…

## Docket (6 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 29, 2011, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=82242. 7.7 MB in all.

- Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 37 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40359888&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF
- Weather Reports and Records (item 2, .PDF, 77 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40359415&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Weather%20Reports%20and%20Records-Master.PDF
- Photo: Damaged airplane (FAA photo) (item 3, .PDF, 1.7 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40359413&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%3A%20Damaged%20airplane%20%20%20%20%20(FAA%20photo)-Master.PDF
- Photo 2: Damaged floor (item 4, .PDF, 2.3 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40360113&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%202%3A%20Damaged%20floor-Master.PDF
- Photo 3: Damaged right side gear area (item 5, .PDF, 1.8 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40360114&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%203%3A%20Damaged%20right%20side%20gear%20area-Master.PDF
- Photo 4: Damaged wing tip (item 6, .PDF, 1.7 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40360115&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%204%3A%20Damaged%20wing%20tip-Master.PDF

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.

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