# NTSB LAX91LA077: Luscombe 8A, N71745, Bakersfield, CA, January 19, 1991

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: January 19, 1991, 14:16 local (22:16 UTC)
- Place: Bakersfield, CA
- Location: 35.4339° N, 119.0577° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MEADOWS FLD (BFL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4339&lon=-119.0577&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 30, 1992
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 27096
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX91LA077
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/27096/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA077

## Probable cause

THAT THE PILOT FAILED TO PROPERLY COMPENSATE FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE EXISTING CROSSWIND.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - compensation for wind conditions - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- Main gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,main gear strut - overload

## Analysis

THE PILOT WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 30L AT BFL.  THE SURFACE WINDS WERE 080 DEGREES AT 4 KNOTS.  DURING THE LANDING ROLL HE FAILED TO PROPERLY COMPENSATE FOR THE EXISTING WIND CONDITIONS, LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, AND INADVERTENTLY GROUND LOOPED THE AIRPLANE.  THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING THE GROUND LOOP.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N71745](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71745-2018-02-23), registration cancelled 2018-02-23, S/N 3172, built 1946 (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
- Engines: CONTINENTAL C-85 85 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Tom Kanonchoff, doing business as Et All
- Last inspection: Unknown, January 2, 2000
- Departed: LSN, LOS BANOS, CA
- Airport: BFL, Bakersfield, runway 3, 3,700 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: unknown, unknown

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 80° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Observed at: BFL, 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 19910119000719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910119000719A), Jan 19, 1991: Luscom 8A, Bakersfield, CA, Substantial damage. Ground looped on landing roll.

## Other investigations on N71745 (1)

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. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX87LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA031), Nov 1, 1986: Luscombe 8A (N71745), Half Moon Bay, CA, substantial damage

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. Compare the reported make and model.

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