# NTSB SEA02LA018: Luscombe 8C, N1577K, Olympia, WA, November 26, 2001

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: November 26, 2001, 13:55 local (21:55 UTC)
- Place: Olympia, WA
- Coordinates: 47.110027, -122.759948 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1100&lon=-122.7599&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 20, 2002
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Parties: FAA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 54164
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA02LA018
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/54164/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA018

## Probable cause

Directional control not maintained during the landing roll.  Factors include main gear overload and standing water on the runway.

## Sequence of events

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

- Gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear - overload (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - water (contributing factor)

## Analysis

The pilot reported that this was his second touch-and-go landing of the flight.  He reported that shortly after touchdown, during the landing roll, he felt a "…hard jolt" and his foot inadvertently slipped off the right rudder pedal.  He stated that before he could regain control of the airplane, it departed the left side of the runway and encountered soft, wet terrain.  After encountering the soft terrain, the airplane's right main gear collapsed and the right wing impacted the ground.  In a subsequent written report, the pilot reported that the hard jolt was a result of the airplane encountering standing water on the runway.

## Factual narrative

On November 26, 2001, about 1355 Pacific standard time, a Luscombe 8C, N1577K, sustained substantial damage during the landing roll on runway 26 at Olympia, Washington.  The airplane is owned by the pilot, and was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) personal flight under the provisions of Title 14, CFR Part 91.  The commercial pilot, the sole occupant of the airplane, was not injured.  Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the local flight.

The pilot reported that this was his second touch-and-go landing of the flight.  He reported that shortly after touchdown, during the landing roll, he felt a "…hard jolt" and his foot inadvertently slipped off the right rudder pedal.  He stated that before he could regain control of the airplane, it departed the left side of the runway and encountered soft, wet terrain.  After encountering the soft terrain, the airplane's right main gear collapsed and the right wing impacted the ground.

In a subsequent written report, the pilot reported that the hard jolt was a result of the airplane encountering standing water on the runway.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1577K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1577K), registered now, S/N 4304 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Luscombe 8C
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8C](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8c) (registry code 8190108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C75 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (registry code 17005, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 4304
- Airframe hours: 3721
- Engines: Continental A75-8F 75 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Gregg M. Reynolds
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, April 2, 2001, 82 hours before
- Departed: OLM, OLYMPIA, WA
- Destination: OLM, Olympia, WA
- Airport: OLM, Olympia, runway 26, 4,157 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 66; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review September 14, 2000; seat: front; flight hours: 2,400 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 342° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 1,700 ft broken
- Temperature: 46 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter: 30.31 inHg
- Observed at: OLM

## 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 20011126031799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011126031799A), Nov 26, 2001: Luscom 8C, Olympia, WA, No damage. (-23) During touch and go landing rollout aircraft swerved off the runway pavement onto water logged grass sod causing the right main gear to collapse.

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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