# NTSB CEN23LA033: Luscombe 8E, N1855K, Bridgeport, TX, November 9, 2022

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report
- Date: November 9, 2022, 11:30, time zone not recorded
- Place: Bridgeport, TX · runway excursion
- Coordinates: 33.174, -97.8285 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1740&lon=-97.8285&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Parties: FAA Flight Standards
- NTSB case key (mKey): 106272
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN23LA033
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/106272/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=106272
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA033

## Probable cause

The pilot’s loss of control due to a wind gust during landing.

## Findings

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

- [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Luscombe 8E, 19 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=8190112), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md)
- [Wind: gusts](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Luscombe 8E, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md?model=8190112), [All aircraft, 1,199 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md)
- [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Attain/maintain not possible (probable cause); cases with it: [Luscombe 8E, 12 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=8190112), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

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

- [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Luscombe 8E, 16 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=8190112), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot reported that after a “normal” approach and landing, a “strong” wind gust “picked up the right wing.” The airplane entered a left skidding turn and departed the runway pavement. The right main landing gear collapsed in the grass area adjacent to the runway, and the airplane pitched up onto its nose before settling back onto the tail. The right-wing spar and fuselage sustained damage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation. At the time of the accident, the pilot was landing on runway 18 with wind from 190o at 7 knots, gusts to 15 knots.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1855K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1855K-2023-05-13), registration cancelled 2023-05-13, S/N 4582, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8E
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8E](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (registry code 8190112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 4582
- Year built: 1947
- Airframe hours: 3201
- Engines: Continental C85-12 85 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, July 11, 2022
- Departed: 3T6, Justin, TX
- Destination: XBP, Bridgeport, TX
- Airport: KXBP, Bridgeport Municipal, runway 18, 5,005 × 75 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: ADS-B

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 71; injuries: none; airline transport, flight engineer, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine sea, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review September 15, 2022; seat: left; restraint: lap only; flight hours: 25,202 total, 13 in this make and model, 12,157 as pilot in command, 10 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 170° at 14 knots, gusting 21
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 77 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter: 30.16 inHg
- Observed at: KXBP
- METAR: METAR KXBP 091735Z AUTO 17014G21KT 10SM SCT031 25/16 A3016

## 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 20221109019039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221109019039A), Nov 9, 2022: Luscombe 8E, Bridgeport, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft landed and veered off the left side of runway

## Docket (3 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 25, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=106272. 14.3 MB in all.

- Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 14.0 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14745089&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Accident%20Report%20--%20CEN23LA033_redacted-Rel.pdf
- Conversation summary -- pilot (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 63 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14747516&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=ROC%20--%20John%20Barr_pilot%20--%2009Nov2022-Rel.pdf
- Accident photos (item 3, PDF, 2 pages, 198 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14746032&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Accident%20Photos%20--%20CEN23LA033-Rel.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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