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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Grtlks 2T-1A-2 · Pierson, FL · March 25, 1998

Date: March 25, 1998 · 13:30 local
Place: Pierson, FL
Airport: Pierson Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3751F
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA98LA108
Reported as: Grtlks 2T1A2
Reported engine: Lycoming AEIO360B1G6
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,196 total320 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days

N3751FRegistered now · Great Lakes 2T-1A-2S/N 0756 · Built 1977 Airframe modelGreat Lakes 2T-1A-2 Engine modelLycoming AEIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Flight of 4 aircraft 3 landed rwy 23 this one nosed over when brakes applied landing. Tailwind complacent factors. (-23) pilot landed downwind on 2600' grass runway in a tailwheel aircraft. Wind at nearby airports was estimated to be approximately from 040 degrees at 10 KTS. Pilot landed on runway 23. During rollout, pilot applied heavy braking and the aircraft nosed over, and came to rest inverted. The vertical stabilizer, rudder, upper wing, nose cowling, propeller sustained substantial damage. The engine was partially broken out of the engine mount.

As the FAA filed it

FLIGHT OF 4 AIRCRAFT 3 LANDED RWY 23 THIS ONE NOSED OVER WHEN BRAKES APPLIED LANDING. TAILWIND COMPLACENT FACTORS. (-23) PILOT LANDED DOWNWIND ON 2600' GRASS RUNWAY IN A TAILWHEEL AIRCRAFT. WIND AT NEARBY AIRPORTS WAS ESTIMATED TO BE APPROXIMATELY FROM 040 DEGREES AT 10 KTS. PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 23. DURING ROLLOUT, PILOT APPLIED HEAVY BRAKING AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER, AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. THE VERTICAL STABILIZER, RUDDER, UPPER WING, NOSE COWLING, PROPELLER SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE ENGINE WAS PARTIALLY BROKEN OUT OF THE ENGINE MOUNT.

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 MIA98LA108Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPierson, FLthe pilot's failure to note the windsock before touchdown which resulted in a downwind landing, and the pilot's improper elevator control. Factors were the tailwind and the pilot's complacency.Mar 25, 1998 · Substantial damage