# NTSB GAA15CA182: Silvaire Luscombe 8A, N71108, Llano, TX, July 3, 2015 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: July 3, 2015, 12:30 local (17:30 UTC) - Place: Llano, TX - Coordinates: 30.782499, -98.661941 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7825&lon=-98.6619&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-aborted after touchdown: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 30, 2015 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents - Parties: San Antonio FSDO (FAA) - NTSB case key (mKey): 91557 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA15CA182 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/91557/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=91557 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA182 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during an attempted go-around, which resulted in a runway excursion and a collision with terrain. ## 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 · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=8190120), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=8190120), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/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: [Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=8190120), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md) - [Landing-aborted after touchdown: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=8190120), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-aborted after touchdown: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=8190120), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=8190120), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that during touchdown, he bounced three times and then attempted a go-around. During the attempted go around, the airplane veered to the left, departed the runway, and came to rest in uneven terrain. The fuselage and both wings sustained substantial damage during the accident. The pilot did not report any mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that during touchdown, he bounced three times and then attempted a go-around. During the attempted go around, the airplane veered to the left, departed the runway, and came to rest in uneven terrain. The fuselage and both wings sustained substantial damage during the accident. The pilot did not report any mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N71108](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71108-2017-09-01), registration cancelled 2017-09-01, S/N 2535, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: SILVAIRE LUSCOMBE 8A (UNDESIGNAT) - Registry model: [Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A](https://openairdocs.org/model/silvaire-luscombe-8a) (registry code 8190120) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 2535 - Year built: 1946 - Engines: Continental A&C 65 65 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: 3F2, CISCO, TX - Destination: AQO, Llano, TX - Airport: AQO, Llano Muni, runway 17, 4,202 × 75 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Handheld GPS ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 59; injuries: none; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review January 13, 2014; seat: left; restraint: lap only; flight hours: 745 total, 18.2 in this make and model, 670 as pilot in command, 4.6 in the last 90 days, 3.7 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 250° at 7 knots, gusting 20 - Visibility: 9 statute miles - Temperature: 88 °F, dew point 66 °F - Altimeter: 30.05 inHg - Observed at: KAQO ## 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 20150703014159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150703014159A), Jul 3, 2015: Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A, Llano, TX, Substantial damage. Upon landing the aircraft weather vaned downwind, ran off the paved runway , entered the grass along the runway and experienced a failure of the left then… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 14, 2015, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=91557. 855 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 666 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40431779&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Record of Conversation (FAA Inspector) (item 2, .PDF, 69 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40431780&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Record%20of%20Conversation%20(FAA%20Inspector)-Master.PDF - Photo 1 – Right Side of Airplane (Courtesy of FAA) (item 3, .PDF, 120 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40431781&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%201%20%E2%80%93%20Right%20Side%20of%20Airplane%20(Courtesy%20of%20FAA)-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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