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| Date: | Saturday 21 September 2024 |
| Time: | 16:30 LT |
| Type: |  Luscombe 8A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2952K |
| MSN: | 5679 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1947 |
| Engine model: | Continental Aerospace A65-8 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lorain County Regional Airport (KLPR), Lorain/Elyria, OH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Wakeman, OH (I64) |
| Elyria, OH | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that while landing, he encountered a direct crosswind from the left. The pilot attempted to correct the landing, however, when the right wheel touched down, the airplane entered a ground loop. The airplane began to skid down the runway sideways towards a taxiway. Subsequently, the right wing lifted, the left main gear collapsed, and the left wing contacted the pavement which resulted in substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. At the time of the accident, the pilot was landing the airplane on runway 07 and he reported winds from 320 at 11 knots “with direct crosswind up to 14' knots.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a direct crosswind.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA24LA396
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2952K
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Sep-2024 10:42 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 22-Sep-2024 12:25 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 22-Sep-2024 12:48 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Sep-2024 12:59 | RobertMB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, ] |
| 16-Oct-2024 16:03 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 26-Jan-2025 12:05 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
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