Pilot Debrief

Luscombe 8 near Bremen, AL — 2019-04-20

Final reportGAA19CA224
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Date
2019-04-20
Location
Bremen, AL, USA
Airport
PVT
Aircraft
Luscombe 8
Registration
N1866B
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot's delayed decision to abort the takeoff, which resulted in a runway overrun, impact with a fence, and a nose-over.

NTSB narrative

The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, during takeoff from a 2,400-ft-long private, grass airstrip, he was concerned the airplane would not clear the wires at the end of the runway, so he aborted the takeoff. The airplane overran the departure end of the runway, crossed a road, and went through a barbed wire fence. Subsequently, the airplane come to rest inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and wing lift strut. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. About the time of the accident, the pilot estimated that the wind was from 290° at 8 knots. The pilot was departing from runway 18.

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