The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident.
Additional Participating Entity:
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Houston, Texas
Location: Manvel, TX
Accident Number: CEN21LA085
Date & Time: December 10, 2020, 12:30 Local
Registration: N2238K
Aircraft: Luscombe 8
Injuries: 1 Serious
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Personal
Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information
Aircraft Make: Luscombe
Registration: N2238K
Model/Series: 8A
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Amateur Built: No
Operator:
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Operator Designator Code:
Meteorological Information and Flight Plan
Conditions at Accident Site: VMC
Condition of Light: Day
Observation Facility, Elevation: KLVJ,44 ft msl
Observation Time: 00:53 Local
Distance from Accident Site: 4 Nautical Miles
Temperature/Dew Point: 9°C /7°C
Lowest Cloud Condition: Clear
Wind Speed/Gusts, Direction: / ,
Lowest Ceiling:
Visibility: 10 miles
Altimeter Setting: 30.1 inches Hg
Type of Flight Plan Filed:
Departure Point:
Destination:
Wreckage and Impact Information
Crew Injuries: 1 Serious
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries:
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries:
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 1 Serious
Latitude, Longitude: 29.4875,-95.314722
MANVEL, Texas (KTRK) -- A pilot is being treated for injuries after a single-engine plane crashed while coming in for a landing at a small airport in Manvel on Thursday.
Texas DPS posted an image of the aircraft upside-down on a field near Oil Field Road.
According to the FAA, the Luscombe 8A struck a power line and crashed while landing at Wolfe Air Park at about 2 p.m.
The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety are investigating the incident.
The pilot's condition was not immediately disclosed by authorities.
ReplyDeleteDimensions: 2910 x 80 ft. turf, in good condition
Obstructions:
RUNWAY 2 - 40 ft. trees, 290 ft. from runway, 40 ft. right of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear 15 ft.
RUNWAY 20 - road, 50 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear
Additional Remarks
- DITCH XNG RWY 20 THR.
- FIRST 400 FT OF EACH END OF RWY UNUSBL WHEN WET.
He went down about 4000ft northeast of Wolfe Airpark.
ReplyDeleteIn a field that has an underground pipeline that looks/appears like a
landing strip but is not.
Heard he had just departed from Wolfe, to the south.