ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 385221
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| Date: | Sunday 19 February 2023 |
| Time: | 14:30 LT |
| Type: |  Luscombe 8E |
| Owner/operator: | K R Oddy Associates Inc |
| Registration: | N2722K |
| MSN: | 5449 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1947 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4500 hours |
| Engine model: | Carburetor 85-12 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Houston, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lago Vista Rusty Allen Airport, TX (KRYW) |
| Houston, TX | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that the landing touchdown was uneventful but that during landing rollout the airplane lurched to the left, rolled inverted, and came to rest on the runway. The pilot stated that the airplane's left wing strut failed at its midpoint. Airport surveillance video showed that during landing the airplane's right wing moved upward and the left wing descended and contacted the runway. The airplane then nosed over onto the runway and sustained substantial damage.
Postaccident examination of the left wing strut revealed that it had failed in overload from having contacted the runway. Examination of the airplane revealed no mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to attain/maintain lateral airplane control during landing, which resulted in an impact with the runway surface.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN23LA118
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 February 2023 | N2722K | K R Oddy Associates Inc | 0 | West Houston Airport (IWS/KIWS), Houston, TX | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 04-Apr-2024 08:04 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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