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| Date: | Tuesday 12 June 2018 |
| Time: | 11:00 |
| Type: |  Luscombe 8A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2094B |
| MSN: | 6521 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1949 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4010 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental A65 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Phoenix Deer Valley Airport (KDVT), Phoenix, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Chandler Municipal Airport, AZ (CHD/KCHD) |
| Phoenix, AZ (DVT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, during landing, the airplane ballooned, He then added power and “lost control on the second touchdown.” The airplane landed, exited the runway to the left, and came to rest inverted.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
The automated weather observation station located on the airport reported that, about the time of the accident, the wind was from 190° at 3 knots. The airplane landed on runway 25R.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare and subsequent failure to maintain directional control during landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=2094B
Location
Media:
Small Taildragger plane goes off runway, flips over at Deer Valley Airport https://t.co/lFoXGE3TJ8 pic.twitter.com/DzzFIn1F9p
— Planes Of Legend (@PlanesOfLegend) 13 juin 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jun-2018 01:35 | Geno | Added |
| 13-Jun-2018 12:07 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 13-Jun-2018 16:37 | MickB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Jun-2018 19:32 | Geno | Updated [Cn, Source, ] |
| 11-Nov-2018 08:33 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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