ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 284944
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| Date: | Sunday 6 May 2007 |
| Time: | 09:20 LT |
| Type: |  Luscombe 8A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N1960B |
| MSN: | 6387 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2208 hours |
| Engine model: | Teledyne Continental C85-12F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Whitefield, New Hampshire -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Whitefield-Mount Washington Regional Airport, NH (KHIE) |
| Whitefield-Mount Washington Regional Airport, NH (KHIE) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot of the Luscombe 8A was practicing touch and go landings on runway 28, a 4,001-foot-long, 75-foot-wide, asphalt runway. After touch down, a wind gust struck the right side of the airplane. The airplane weathervaned to the right, departed the right side of the runway, and struck a ditch. The pilot stated he did not experience any mechanical problems with the airplane. Winds reported at the airport about 30 minutes after the accident, were from 010 degrees at 7 knots, gusting to 14 knots. The pilot reported 322 hours of total flight experience, which included approximately 124 hours in the accident airplane make and model.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing. A factor in this accident was the crosswind condition.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC07CA110
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 01-Oct-2022 15:34 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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