# NTSB GAA17CA575: Silvaire 8, N9902C, Texarkana, AR, September 28, 2017 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: September 28, 2017, 12:30 local (17:30 UTC) - Place: Texarkana, AR - Coordinates: 33.45, -93.996391 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4500&lon=-93.9964&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 14, 2018 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 96281 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA17CA575 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/96281/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=96281 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA575 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [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 8F, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=8190154), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Silvaire 8F, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=8190154), [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: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Silvaire 8F, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=8190154), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Silvaire 8F, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=8190154), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis According to a statement provided by the Federal Aviation Administration inspector, the pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane stated that, after touchdown, the airplane veered sharply to the right, then the left, and subsequently ground looped. During the ground loop, the right wing, right horizontal stabilizer, and right elevator struck the ground. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot did not submit the National Transportation Safety Board Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident/Incident Report Form 6120.1. ## Factual narrative According to a statement provided by the Federal Aviation Administration Inspector, the pilot of the tailwheel equipped airplane stated that after touchdown the airplane veered sharply to the right, then the left, and subsequently ground looped. During the ground loop, the right wing, right horizontal stabilizer, and right elevator struck the ground. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot did not submit the National Transportation Safety Board Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident/Incident Report Form 6120.1. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N9902C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9902C-2022-07-02), registration cancelled 2022-07-02, S/N S-5, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: SILVAIRE 8 (F) - Registry model: [Silvaire 8F](https://openairdocs.org/model/silvaire-8f) (registry code 8190154) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: S-5 - Year built: 1956 - Engines: Continental C90 reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: TXK, Texarkana, AR - Destination: TXK, Texarkana, AR - Flight plan: Unknown - Airport: TXK, Texarkana Rgnl-Webb Field, runway 04, 6,601 × 150 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Unknown ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 58; injuries: none; flight engineer, airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; seat: left - Pilot-rated passenger; age 61; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; seat: right ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 40° at 8 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 6,000 ft broken - Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 61 °F - Altimeter: 30.06 inHg - Observed at: KTXK, 1 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 20170928016059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170928016059A), Sep 28, 2017: Silvaire 8F, Texarkana, AR, Substantial damage. On September 28, 2017, at approximately 12:30 central time, a Luscombe - 8F ? Silvaire, registered as N9902C to [privacy data omitted], landed on runway 4 at… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 28, 2018, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=96281. 500 KB in all. - Record of Email (FAA) (item 1, .PDF, 116 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40461349&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Record%20of%20Email%20(FAA)-Master.PDF - Record of Email No. 2 (FAA) (item 2, .PDF, 128 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40461350&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Record%20of%20Email%20No.%202%20(FAA)-Master.PDF - Accident Photo (item 3, .PDF, 256 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40461351&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Accident%20Photo-Master.PDF 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. 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