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FAA accident report · Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 · Frankfort, MI · August 3, 2014

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Date
August 3, 2014 · 13:30 local
Place
Frankfort, MI
Airport
Frankfort
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N80AM
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN14CA428
Reported as
Great Lakes 2T-1A-2
Reported engine
Lycoming AEIO-360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total100 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days
N80AMRegistered now · Great Lakes 2T-1A-2S/N 0829 · Built 1980Airframe modelGreat Lakes 2T-1A-2Engine modelLycoming AEIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On August 3, 2014 at 1330 EST, a Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 biplane N80AM, registered to owner irish express LLC. Crashed on landing on runway 33 Frankfort (fks) airport,Frankfort,Michigan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed winds reported 290/8 at the time,the aircraft was substantially damaged, and the pilot and passenger sustained minor injuries. The flight was a local pleasure flight which originated at the same airport. The pilot stated he decided to use runway 33 and report his intentions to airport UNICOM. During the flare to land aircraft hit very hard on touch down and bounced 30 degrees off runway heading, pilot then attempted a go around with full power applied, witness stated left wing appeared to stall striking the ground first then cart wheeled resting on the nose of the aircraft. The pilot and passenger were able to free themselves from their harnesses and departed the aircraft with the help of witnesses.

Witness reported he thought the winds at the time were gusting 10 T0 20 knots.

As the FAA filed it

ON AUGUST 3, 2014 AT 1330 EST, A GREAT LAKES 2T-1A-2 BIPLANE N80AM, REGISTERED TO OWNER IRISH EXPRESS LLC. CRASHED ON LANDING ON RUNWAY 33 FRANKFORT (FKS) AIRPORT,FRANKFORT,MICHIGAN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED WINDS REPORTED 290/8 AT THE TIME,THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT WAS A LOCAL PLEASURE FLIGHT WHICH ORIGINATED AT THE SAME AIRPORT. THE PILOT STATED HE DECIDED TO USE RUNWAY 33 AND REPORT HIS INTENTIONS TO AIRPORT UNICOM. DURING THE FLARE TO LAND AIRCRAFT HIT VERY HARD ON TOUCH DOWN AND BOUNCED 30 DEGREES OFF RUNWAY HEADING, PILOT THEN ATTEMPTED A GO AROUND WITH FULL POWER APPLIED, WITNESS STATED LEFT WING APPEARED TO STALL STRIKING THE GROUND FIRST THEN CART WHEELED RESTING ON THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE ABLE TO FREE THEMSELVES FROM THEIR HARNESSES AND DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE HELP OF WITNESSES.

WITNESS REPORTED HE THOUGHT THE WINDS AT THE TIME WERE GUSTING 10 T0 20 KNOTS.

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 CEN14CA428Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportFrankfort, MIThe pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing in gusty, crosswind conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot lack of recent tail wheel landing experience.Aug 3, 2014 · Substantial damage