# NTSB ERA24LA396: Luscombe 8A, N2952K, Elyria, OH, September 21, 2024 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: September 21, 2024, 16:30 local (20:30 UTC) - Place: Elyria, OH - Coordinates: 41.344278, -82.177639 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3443&lon=-82.1776&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: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 195196 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA24LA396 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/195196/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=195196 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA396 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a direct crosswind. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Info processing/decision: identification/recognition](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041510): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot; cases with it: [Luscombe 8A, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041510/cases.md?model=8190104), [All aircraft, 559 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041510/cases.md) - [Wind: crosswind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Decision related to condition (probable cause); cases with it: [Luscombe 8A, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md?model=8190104), [All aircraft, 1,008 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · 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) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Other weather encounter](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400); cases with it: [Luscombe 8A, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md?model=8190104), [All aircraft, 1,127 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Luscombe 8A, 32 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=8190104), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094); cases with it: [Luscombe 8A, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md?model=8190104), [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that while landing, he encountered a direct crosswind from the left. The pilot attempted to correct the landing, however, when the right wheel touched down, the airplane entered a ground loop. The airplane began to skid down the runway sideways towards a taxiway. Subsequently, the right wing lifted, the left main gear collapsed, and the left wing contacted the pavement which resulted in substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. At the time of the accident, the pilot was landing the airplane on runway 07 and he reported winds from 320 at 11 knots “with direct crosswind up to 14” knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2952K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2952K), registered now, S/N 5679, built 1947 (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: 5679 - Year built: 1947 - Engines: Continental Aerospace Technologies A65-8 65 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: I64, Wakeman, OH - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: LPR, Lorain County Rgnl, runway 07, 5,002 × 100 ft, asphalt - Equipment: None ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 72; injuries: none; private, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: basicmed, without waivers/limitations; last flight review May 21, 2024; seat: left; restraint: lap only; flight hours: 1,991.2 total, 682.9 in this make and model, 1,956.7 as pilot in command, 13.7 in the last 90 days, 7.6 in the last 30 days, 2.1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 340° at 8 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 59 °F - Altimeter: 29.93 inHg - Observed at: LPR - METAR: KLPR 211753Z AUTO 34008KT 10SM CLR 27/15 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP129 T02720150 10278 20183 56002 ## 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 20240921015359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240921015359A), Sep 21, 2024: Luscombe 8A, Elyria, OH, Substantial damage. On 09/21/2024 aircraft was landing at lpr (lorain county airport) on runway 07 and encountered heavy crosswind. Before the pilot could get the speed of the… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on January 21, 2025, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=195196. 21.4 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 10 pages, 18.6 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17785908&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=ERA24LA396%20Pilot%206120_OUO_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Pilot's statement (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 2.0 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17787437&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=ERA24LA396%20SHP%20Pilot%20Statement_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Investigative photographs (item 3, PDF, 4 pages, 782 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17787556&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=ERA24LA396%20Photo%20Array-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. 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