# Incident 20111027029219I: Great Lakes 2T-1A-2, Chandler, AZ, October 27, 2011 - Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: October 27, 2011, 10:00 local time - Place: Chandler, AZ - Airport: Chandler - Damage: Minor damage - Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 33.2691° N, 111.8111° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHANDLER MUNI (CHD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2691&lon=-111.8111&mi=10 - Aircraft: N6075L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6075L) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 (registry code 3910101, https://openairdocs.org/model/great-lakes-2t-1a-2) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series (registry code 41522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: GREAT LAKES 2T-1A-2 - Reported engine: LYCOMING AEIO-360 SER - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor - Pilot flight hours: 6,550 total, 600 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111027029219I ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON 10/27/2011 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHILE CONDUCTING AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT AND ACTING AS PILOT IN COMMAND OF A GREAT LAKES BI-PLANE, REGISTRATION NUMBER N6075L, DID LOSE CONTROL DURING LANDING RESULTING IN A PARTIAL GROUND LOOP AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE WING FABRIC ON THE RIGHT WING LOWER SKIN. 10/31/2011 DURING A TELEPHONE DISCUSSION WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, HE INDICATED THAT THE TAIL WHEEL DEVELOPED A SIGNIFICANT SHIMMY DURING LANDING. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXPLAINED THAT HE MADE THREE ATTEMPTS TO "UNLOAD AND RELOAD" THE FLIGHT CONTROLS IN AN EFFORT TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE THE SHIMMY. AFTER EACH ATTEMPT AND AS THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED DOWN THE SHIMMY INCREASED IN INTENSITY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXPLAINED THAT AFTER THE THIRD ATTEMPT, THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT, RESULTING IN THE PARTIAL LOOP.10/31/2011 DISCUSSION WITH OFFICE AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTORS PERTAINING TO THIS EVENT, IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT THE "SCOTTS" TAIL WHEEL ASSEMBLY IS PRONE TO THIS BEHAVIOR IF NOT PROPERLY SERVICED DUE TO SMALL RETAINING LUGS THAT TEND TO WEAR OUT. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REQUIRED.11/01/2011 DURING A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CHIEF PILOT, HE STATED HE HAD FLOWN THAT SAME AIRCRAFT THE AFTERNOON OF THE PREVIOUS DAY AND EXPERIENCED NO TAIL WHEEL SHIMMY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ALSO STATED THAT HE FELT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MAY NOT BE COMFORTABLE WITH BRAKING DURING LANDINGS AND THAT THEY WERE PLANNING TO FLY TOGETHER TO WORK ON BRAKING AS A LAST OPTION FOR AIRCRAFT CONTROLLABILITY DURING LANDINGS. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TAIL WHEEL ASSEMBLY ON THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT SERVICED PROPERLY ULTIMATELY CONTRIBUTING TO THE LOSS OF CONTROLLABILITY. NO FURTHER AIRMEN ACTION REQUIRED. REPAIRMEN ACTION MAY BE FORTHCOMING. ## Other reports on N6075L (5) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20120212001629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120212001629I), Feb 12, 2012: Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 (N6075L), Chandler, AZ, Minor damage. N6075L, with a CFI and student under part 91 and 61, were performing touch and go landings on runway 22R at Chandler municipal airport. On the rollout for the… - [Accident 20100531005549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100531005549A), May 31, 2010: Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 (N6075L), Chandler, AZ, Minor damage. 05/31/10 At approximately 09:45 MST at the Chandler airport kchd, a grklks-2T1-A2, piloted by [privacy data omitted] did ground loop while landing, causing… - [Incident 19990111005819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990111005819I), Jan 11, 1999: Grtlks 2T1A2 (N6075L), Chandler, AZ, Minor damage. (-5) We took off around 8:15 local on an instructional flight in great-lakes N6075L. My student is a relatively high time pilot, but did not have any tailwheel… - [Incident 19951029039759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951029039759I), Oct 29, 1995: Grtlks 2T1A2 (N6075L), Chandler, AZ, Minor damage. Narrative: pvt. Pilot cravens while landing on runway 22L at Chandler muni airport, Chandler, AZ stopped abruptly and caused the prop to strike the runway.… - [Incident 19900130008639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900130008639I), Jan 30, 1990: Grtlks 2T1A2 (N6075L), Sacaton, AZ, Minor damage. Severe engine vibration. Shut down and landed on road. Propeller pitch knob had separated from shank. From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.