# NTSB DFW07CA057: Luscombe 8A, N1190K, El Paso, TX, January 15, 2007 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: January 14, 2007, 17:40 local (Jan 15, 2007, 00:40 UTC) - Place: El Paso, TX - Coordinates: 31.803888, -106.373336 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8039&lon=-106.3733&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 26, 2007 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Albuquerque, New Mexico - NTSB case key (mKey): 65166 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DFW07CA057 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/65166/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA057 ## Probable cause The pilot's foot becoming lodged behind the right rudder pedal which resulted in a loss of directional control during landing. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command - flt control syst,rudder control - jammed (cause) - ground loop/swerve - encountered - Main gear collapsed, landing - roll ## Analysis During the landing roll on runway 26R, the airplane began to drift to the left and the pilot compensated by applying right rudder. While attempting to compensate for the drift, the pilot's foot became lodged behind the right rudder pedal and the pilot lost directional control resulting in a ground-loop. The right main landing gear collapsed under the side load and the right wing sustained structural damage. Weather at the time of the accident included winds from 315 degrees at 7 knots. ## Factual narrative The 4,300-hour commercial pilot, who reported having accumulated a total of 112-hours in same make and model, lost directional control of the tailwheel-equipped single-engine airplane during the landing roll on runway 26R. Runway 26R was described as a 5,493-foot long, by 75-foot wide asphalt runway. The ferry flight originated at Glendale, Arizona, at about 1100 that morning. Due to the relatively short range of the 1946 vintage airplane, the pilot made two intermediate refueling stops. The mishap occurred during the landing at the at the end of a long 316-nautical mile cross country flight. The pilot stated in the completed NTSB Form 6120.1/2, that the last leg of the flight was conducted at 7,500 feet and despite the fully functioning cabin heater, he was feeling "cold" and "tired." During the landing roll, the airplane began to drift to the left and the pilot compensated by applying right rudder. While attempting to compensate for the drift, the pilot's foot became lodged behind the right rudder pedal and the pilot lost directional control resulting in a ground-loop. The right main landing gear collapsed under the side load and the right wing sustained structural damage. Weather at the time of the mishap was reported as clear skies, 10 miles visibility, temperature 40 degrees Fahrenheit, with wind from 315 degrees at 7 knots. Prior to the initiation of the cross country flight, the pilot completed 1.5 hours of instruction on his airplane, which included 6 takeoff and landings. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1190K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1190K), registered now, S/N 3917, built 1946 (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: 3917 - Engines: Teledyne Continental A-65 reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: KDMN, Demming, NM - Destination: KELP, El Paso, TX - Airport: KELP, El Paso International, runway 26R, 5,493 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 65; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review September 1, 2005; seat: left; flight hours: 4,300 total, 112 in this make and model, 4,300 as pilot in command ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk - Wind: 315° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 45 °F, dew point 1 °F - Altimeter: 30.02 inHg ## 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 20070114000359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070114000359A), Jan 14, 2007: Luscom 8A, El Paso, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On January 14, 2007, at 1752 MST, a Luscombe 8A, N1190K, registered to the pilot, ground looped on landing at the El Paso International Airport, El Paso,… ## Other investigations on N1190K (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 NYC81FGM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FGM03), Oct 27, 1980: Luscombe 8A (N1190K), Belle Vernon, PA, substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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