- Date
- October 20, 1989, 13:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Casa Grande, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N23060Luscombe 8C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 30, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 26668
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Probable cause
Pilot's inadequate compensation for adverse winds. Factors related to the accident were: the adverse wind conditions.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot attempted to land his 65 HP acft at the beginning of rwy 05, which was 5200 ft long. At the time, the gusty surface wind was estimated to be from 140 degrees at 25 to 35 knots. On short final approach, in the near 90 degree right x-wind condition, the pilot lost control of his acft & it collided with terrain 250 ft short of the threshold.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N23060
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 984
- Engine
- Continental A-65-8, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jesse M. Beard
- Departed
- FMN · Farmington, NM
- Airport
- CGZ · Casa Grande Muni, runway 5, 5,200 × 100 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 67
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 2,450 total · 1,000 in this make and model · 10 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 25 knots, gusting 30
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F