NTSB CAROL · Event
Event WPR23LA328
Registry · N28841
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
LUSCOMBE 8A
Year of manufacture
1940 · 83 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19560428
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A2EEB1
Registrant of record
SWORD SCOTT B
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
The student pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during the landing roll and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action, which resulted in a ground loop.
Factual narrative
The student pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, during the landing roll after the initial touch down, the airplane veered to the right. He applied excessive left rudder input to correct it, causing the airplane to oscillate left and right. The flight instructor attempted to regain the directional control, but his foot became caught. As the airplane decelerated and the oscillation increased, the airplane ground looped to the left, resulting in substantial damage to the right wing and aileron. The student pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12
NTSB Findings
Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or F (Factor).
- — Personnel issues-Experience/knowledge-Training-Initial instruct/training-Student/instructed pilot
- — Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Use of equip/system-Student/instructed pilot
- — Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Directional control-Not attained/maintained
- — Personnel issues-Experience/knowledge-Experience/qualifications-Total experience w/ equipment-Student/instructed pilot
- — Personnel issues-Action/decision-Action-Delayed action-Instructor/check pilot
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_2023_WPR23LA328.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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