# NTSB WPR12CA175: Luscombe 8E, N25E, Winslow, AZ, April 16, 2012 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: April 16, 2012, 12:00 local (19:00 UTC) - Place: Winslow, AZ - Coordinates: 35.021667, -110.722778 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0217&lon=-110.7228&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 21, 2012 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 83437 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR12CA175 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/83437/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=83437 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA175 ## Probable cause The pilot did not maintain directional control during the landing roll. ## 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: [Luscombe 8E, 19 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=8190112), [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: [Luscombe 8E, 12 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=8190112), [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-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Luscombe 8E, 16 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=8190112), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot said that he purchased the airplane 3 days before the accident and was flying it across the country. He was landing the airplane to purchase fuel. He said that the wind was variable at 3 to 6 knots and generally a right crosswind. During touchdown, he overcorrected with rudder control, and the airplane ground looped to the right. The left main landing gear failed, and the left wing was bent and wrinkled. ## Factual narrative The pilot said he purchased the airplane 3 days before the accident and was flying it from California to Connecticut. He was landing the airplane to purchase fuel. He said that the wind was variable at 3 to 6 knots, and generally a right crosswind. During touchdown, he overcorrected with rudder control and the airplane ground looped to the right. The left main landing gear failed, and the left wing was bent and wrinkled. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N25E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N25E), registered now, S/N 5244, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8E - Registry model: [Luscombe 8E](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (registry code 8190112) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 5244 - Airframe hours: 3671 - Engines: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES 85 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Morne Juan Van Staden - Registered owner: Morne Juan Van Staden - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, November 15, 2011 - Departed: BVU, Boulder City, NV - Destination: INW, Winslow, AZ - Flight plan: Unknown - Airport: INW, Winslow-Lindbergh Regional Arp, runway 11, 7,100 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 30; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review December 11, 2011; seat: left; flight hours: 320 total, 18 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days, 18 in the last 30 days, 8 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: variable at 3 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 61 °F, dew point 23 °F - Altimeter: 30.25 inHg - Observed at: INW ## 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 20120416007329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120416007329A), Apr 16, 2012: Luscombe 8E, Winslow, AZ, Substantial damage. On April 16, 2012 about 1230 mountain standard time, a Luscombe 8E, N25E, was substantially damaged when it encountered a gust of wind upon landing at the… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 30, 2012, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=83437. 3.6 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 3.6 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40367015&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.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. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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