Luscombe Model 8/Luscombe 50
Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Multiengine
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100; Flight Crew Total 3100; Flight Crew Type 2000
Training / Qualification
Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control; Ground Excursion Runway
Aircraft Aircraft Damaged
Human Factors
I was instructing a student in a Luscombe 8F. This was my first flight in this aircraft so I was flying in the left seat to get a feel for the aircraft. I flew the aircraft to the practice area where I performed maneuvers - slow flight; stalls; [and] steep turns - to get familiar with the aircraft handling and performance. [I] then proceeded to [the airport] and executed a 3-point landing without incident. After a short break we boarded the aircraft with [the student] now in the left seat. We taxied out and took off on Runway XX. We performed some pattern work and then headed back for [the airport]. We were cleared to land. Everything was going well with the landing after touchdown on the landing rollout. There was a crosswind from the north that [the student] was not correcting for. The right wing started to rise; causing the aircraft to veer to the right. I thought the ground speed was slow enough that I would give [the student] some time to correct. [The student] did not correct and the right wing went higher and the left tire blew from being side loaded as the aircraft veered to the right. In hindsight; I should have taken control of the aircraft to prevent the ground loop. Besides the left wheel damage there was not much else damaged on the aircraft. We then pushed the aircraft off the runway and towed it to parking.
Flight Instructor reported the student lost directional control of the aircraft during landing roll resulting in a ground loop and tire failure.