Probable cause
The student pilot’s hard landing and subsequent loss of directional control.
NTSB analysis
The student pilot landed the tailwheel-equipped airplane hard and was unable to recover from the bounced landing. The airplane’s right wing impacted the runway, and the airplane ground looped, sustaining substantial damage to the fuselage and right wing. An examination of the airplane following the accident revealed no preimpact anomalies with the airplane.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN12CA054 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Nov 4, 2011
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Woodward, Oklahoma
- Nearest airport
- West Woodward Airport (KWWR)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8F
- N-number
- N2099B
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.