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N1459B accident description

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Crash location 44.888611°N, 116.101944°W
Nearest city Mccall, ID
44.911006°N, 116.098736°W
1.6 miles away
Tail number N1459B
Accident date 20 Jun 2011
Aircraft type Luscombe 8F
Additional details: None

NTSB Factual Report

The pilot reported that he was landing behind an aircraft on the airport taxiway parallel to runway 34 due to a runway closure. The airplane landed hard causing the airplane to bounce at which point the pilot, realizing he was too close to the aircraft in front of him, added power to go around. The pilot lifted off in a left climbing turn over the runway when the airplane stalled and subsequently descended into a grassy field. During the landing roll, the airplane hit an irrigation ditch causing the right landing gear to collapse and the airplane to ground loop. The aircraft sustained damage to its right wing, horizontal stabilizer and right landing gear. The pilot reported no pre-impact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal flight.

NTSB Probable Cause

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed that resulted in a stall/mush. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate spacing from the aircraft ahead of him.

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