# NTSB DFW05CA143: Luscombe 8A, N28784, Wagoner, OK, May 31, 2005 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: May 31, 2005, 10:00 local (15:00 UTC) - Place: Wagoner, OK - Coordinates: 35.9575, -95.338333 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9575&lon=-95.3383&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 13, 2005 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Oklahoma City FSDO, SW15 - NTSB case key (mKey): 61606 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DFW05CA143 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/61606/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA143 ## Probable cause The pilots failure to maintain directional control during landing and attempted go-around. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water collision with object, landing - aborted - object - hangar/airport building ## Analysis According to a written statement submitted by the 946-hour pilot, during a 3-point landing, the right wing and tail lifted up causing the plane to steer towards a small ditch, and in the direction of the airport hangars. The pilot decided on a go-around and added full power. The airplane became airborne, but did not gain enough altitude to clear the hangars. The airplane was substantially damaged when it impacted two hangars that were approximately 10-15 feet apart, with the fuselage coming to rest between the hangars. ## Factual narrative On May 31, 2005, at 10:00 central daylight time, a Luscombe 8A single-engine tailwheel-quipped airplane, N28784, was substantially damaged following a loss of control during landing at Hefner-Easley airport, (H68) near Wagoner, Oklahoma. The private pilot, the sole occupant of the airplane, was not injured. The airplane was registered to Clear Prop LLC and operated by the pilot, under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed for the cross-country flight departing at 0930 from Davis Field Airport, near Muskogee, Oklahoma, and was destined for the Hefner-Easley airport. According to a written statement submitted by the 946-hour pilot, during a 3-point landing, the right wing and tail lifted up causing the plane to steer towards a small ditch, and in the direction of the airport hangars. The pilot decided on a go-around and added full power. The airplane became airborne, but did not gain enough altitude to clear the hangars. The airplane was substantially damaged when it impacted two hangars that were approximately 10-15 feet apart, with the fuselage coming to rest between the two hangars. An examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, who traveled to the accident site, revealed structural damage to the left and right wings, and fuselage. The propeller and landing gear were also damaged. At 0953, the automated weather observing system at TQH, 17 miles east of the accident site, reported wind from 050 degrees at 4 knots, 10 statute miles visibility, scattered clouds at 2,100 feet, broken clouds at 3,500 feet, temperature 73 degrees Fahrenheit, dew point 64 degrees Fahrenheit, and an altimeter setting of 29.94 inches of Mercury. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N28784](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28784), registered now, S/N 1545, built 1940 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Luscombe 8A - Registry model: [Luscombe 8A](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (registry code 8190104) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 1545 - Engines: Continental A-65-8 reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Ron Ezell, doing business as Clear Prop LLC - Registered owner: Ron Ezell - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: MKO, MUSKOGEE, OK - Destination: H68, WAGONER, OK ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 64; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2; seat: front; flight hours: 946 total, 11 in this make and model, 858 as pilot in command, 16 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 50° at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 3,500 ft broken - Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 64 °F - Altimeter: 29.94 inHg - Observed at: TQH ## 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 20050531009019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050531009019A), May 31, 2005: Luscom 8A, Wagoner, OK, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was attempting to land aircraft when he lost control. Aircraft exited runway to the right and crossed a ditch and went up an incline. Aircraft then… From the NTSB's public API. 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