# NTSB ERA10CA117: Luscombe 8, N2111K, Springfield, TN, January 18, 2010 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: January 18, 2010, 15:25 local (21:25 UTC) - Place: Springfield, TN - Coordinates: 36.535556, -86.919166 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5356&lon=-86.9192&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Approach-VFR go-around: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) - Highest injury: Serious injuries - Injuries: 1 serious - Status: Completed, report July 22, 2010 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 75278 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA10CA117 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/75278/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=75278 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA117 ## Probable cause The student pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during a go-around after a bounced 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 · Student/instructed pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Luscombe 8A, 39 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=8190104), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062000): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Luscombe 8A, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062000/cases.md?model=8190104), [All aircraft, 1,269 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062000/cases.md) - [Object/animal/substance: airport structure](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022042): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Not specified; cases with it: [Luscombe 8A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022042/cases.md?model=8190104), [All aircraft, 50 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022042/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: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090); cases with it: [Luscombe 8A, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=8190104), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md) - [Approach-VFR go-around: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Luscombe 8A, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=8190104), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md) ## Analysis According to the certificated flight instructor (CFI), he and the student pilot flew earlier in the day in preparation for the student pilot's first solo flight. The CFI reported that the student "was doing very well at landing the airplane" and was having no problems maintaining directional control. During the student pilot's first solo flight, he remained in the traffic pattern. On his first landing attempt, he flared late and bounced "high." The student pilot attempted a go-around, but lost control of the airplane and collided with several aircraft hangars approximately 15 feet above ground level. The CFI reported that the airplane had no mechanical malfunctions prior to the accident. ## Factual narrative According to the certificated flight instructor (CFI), he and the student pilot flew earlier in the day in preparation for the student pilot's first solo flight. The CFI reported that the student "was doing very well at landing the airplane" and was having no problems maintaining directional control. At the time of the accident the student was completing his first solo flight. He had remained in the traffic pattern and on his first landing attempt he flared late and bounced "high." The student pilot attempted a go-around, but lost control of the airplane and collided with several aircraft hangars approximately 15 feet above ground level. The CFI reported the student pilot had no mechanical malfunctions prior to the accident. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2111K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2111K-2013-04-15), registration cancelled 2013-04-15, S/N 4838, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8 (A) - Registry model: [Luscombe 8A](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (registry code 8190104) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 4838 - Engines: Continental C90 90 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: William S. Moser - Registered owner: William S. Moser - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: M91, Springfield, TN - Destination: M91, Springfield, TN - Airport: M91, Springfield Robertson County, runway 22, 5,005 × 100 ft ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 55; injuries: serious; student; medical: sport pilot; seat: left; flight hours: 28 total, 26 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days, 8 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 190° at 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 57 °F, dew point 41 °F - Altimeter: 29.97 inHg - Observed at: CKV, 24 nm away ## 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 20100118027359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100118027359A), Jan 18, 2010: Luscombe 8A, Springfield, TN, Destroyed. This was the student pilot's first solo flight. On his first attempt at landing, the aircraft bounced three times on runway 22. After the third bounce,… ## Docket (4 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on May 5, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=75278. 1.1 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (CFI) (item 1, .PDF, 248 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40326247&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1%20(CFI)-Redacted.PDF - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (Pilot) (item 2, .PDF, 589 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40326373&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1%20(Pilot)-Redacted.PDF - Map Of Accident (Courtsey of the CFI) (item 3, .PDF, 237 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40326246&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Map%20Of%20Accident%20(Courtsey%20of%20the%20CFI)-Redacted.PDF - Weather Reports and Records (item 4, .PDF, 72 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40325794&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Weather%20Reports%20and%20Records-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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