- Date
- October 7, 1982, 12:38 local (18:38 UTC)
- Place
- La Junta, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2935KLuscombe 8A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 7, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821007051629A
- Case key
- 71296
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student pilot elected to practice touch-and-go landings on runway 12. He reported that after landing, he began to set the trim and prepare to takeoff, when the tail popped up and he could hear the wind whistling. Reportedly, he applied full power, but the aircraft began turning to the right. He stated that he used full left rudder to compensate, but this was not enough. Subsequently, the aircraft flipped over while it was still on the runway. About 12 minutes after the accident, the wind was reported to be 170 degrees at 6 KTS and variable.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2935K
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 5662
- Airframe hours
- 2,445
- Engine
- Continental A-65-8, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Jack Dale Clifton
- Registered owner
- Jack Dale Clifton
- Departed
- LHX · La Junta, CO
- Destination
- LHX · La Junta, CO
- Airport
- LHX · La Junta Municipal, runway 12, 8,274 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 26
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 51 total · 21 in this make and model · 21 as pilot in command · 29 in the last 90 days · 15 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 35 statute miles
- Temperature
- 180 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LHX
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.