ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 284765
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| Date: | Friday 15 June 2007 |
| Time: | 12:30 LT |
| Type: |  Luscombe 8A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2850K |
| MSN: | 5577 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1947 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1770 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental A65-8F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Columbia, Illinois -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Columbia, IL (H49) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was making a full stop landing to a grass airstrip (2,400 feet by 150 feet, dry turf). After the airplane landed, it ground looped and exited the right side of the runway. The left main gear hit a depression and subsequently collapsed.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane, causing a ground loop, subsequent runway excursion, and left main gear collapse. Factors in the accident include the ground loop encountered and the depression.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI07CA171
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 June 2016 | N2850K | 0 | Valparaiso, Indiana | |
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| Heavy landing | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 01-Oct-2022 07:13 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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