19830410012419A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Grtlks 2T1A2 · Shreveport, LA · April 10, 1983

Date: April 10, 1983 · 16:30 local
Place: Shreveport, LA
Airport: Lucien
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N180GL
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW83LA185
Reported as: Grtlks 2T1A2
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360B1F6
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,239 total29 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During latter part of rollout after landing pilot applied brakes as gust of wind flipped airplane inverted.

As the FAA filed it

DURING LATTER PART OF ROLLOUT AFTER LANDING PILOT APPLIED BRAKES AS GUST OF WIND FLIPPED AIRPLANE INVERTED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW83LA185Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportShreveport, LAAccording to the pilot, the crosswind landing and initial rollout were normal. Shortly after the tailwheel settled a sudden gust of wind of surprising strength caused the airplane to weathervane into the wind and toward a line of parked airplanes. To avoid a…Apr 10, 1983 · Substantial damage