# NTSB Accident GAA16CA307
> **LUSCOMBE 8** · 2016-06-12 · Valparaiso, IN, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA16CA307
- **Event ID:** 20160613X35810
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-06-12
- **Location:** Valparaiso, IN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.452499, -87.006942
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** LUSCOMBE
- **Model:** 8
- **Registration:** N2850K
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's improper descent rate during landing, which resulted in a bounced landing, failure of the tailwheel suspension leaf spring, a ground loop, and substantial damage to the left wing.

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