Pilot Debrief

LUSCOMBE 8 near Elkhart, IN — 2013-01-02

Final reportCEN13LA127
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Date
2013-01-02
Location
Elkhart, IN, USA
Airport
3C1
Aircraft
LUSCOMBE 8
Registration
N707HL
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0
Phase of flight
Landing

Probable cause

The pilot’s improper flare, which resulted in a bounced landing.

NTSB narrative

The pilot was landing the airplane when it touched down on the left main landing gear and bounced. The pilot attempted to recover from the bounce by reducing pitch so that the main landing gear wheels would touch down onto the runway surface, but he inadvertently applied too much pitch control input and also applied left rudder control input. The airplane then veered left off the runway and nosed-over when it impacted an area of plowed snow. The pilot reported no malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Analysis

Primary failure mode
Loss of control
First missed decision gate
Pilot could have maintained better control during landing approach.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

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Docket documents1

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