20170128002339A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 · Canon City, CO · January 28, 2017

Date: January 28, 2017 · 14:45 local
Place: Canon City, CO
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N16GL
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA17CA125
Reported as: Great Lakes 2T-1A-2
Reported engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 779 total62 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N16GLRegistered now · Great Lakes 2T-1A-2S/N 0772 Airframe modelGreat Lakes 2T-1A-2 Engine modelLycoming AEIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Upon returning to base airport at fremont county airport , the pilot and passenger of N16GL tuned and listened to the AWOS weather briefing provided by 1V6, prior to entering the pattern from the north. The pilot observed 2 aircraft ahead of her in the pattern, also for runway 11 at fremont. She recalls the winds being reported out of the southeast (120@5KTS). A high wing Cessna landed before her and rolled out long. She made her approach and made a wheel landing and noticed her speed was a little faster than usual, so she kept the tailwheel off the ground and rolled out approximately 800 feet. She felt a bit of a gust of wind, corrected for that, but lost control of the aircraft. The left lower wing hit the runway, the aircraft veered off to the right, ran off the runway, nosed over and flipped. Both occupants exited the aircraft without injury. The aircraft was substantially damaged.

As the FAA filed it

UPON RETURNING TO BASE AIRPORT AT FREMONT COUNTY AIRPORT , THE PILOT AND PASSENGER OF N16GL TUNED AND LISTENED TO THE AWOS WEATHER BRIEFING PROVIDED BY 1V6, PRIOR TO ENTERING THE PATTERN FROM THE NORTH. THE PILOT OBSERVED 2 AIRCRAFT AHEAD OF HER IN THE PATTERN, ALSO FOR RUNWAY 11 AT FREMONT. SHE RECALLS THE WINDS BEING REPORTED OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST (120@5KTS). A HIGH WING CESSNA LANDED BEFORE HER AND ROLLED OUT LONG. SHE MADE HER APPROACH AND MADE A WHEEL LANDING AND NOTICED HER SPEED WAS A LITTLE FASTER THAN USUAL, SO SHE KEPT THE TAILWHEEL OFF THE GROUND AND ROLLED OUT APPROXIMATELY 800 FEET. SHE FELT A BIT OF A GUST OF WIND, CORRECTED FOR THAT, BUT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE LEFT LOWER WING HIT THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF TO THE RIGHT, RAN OFF THE RUNWAY, NOSED OVER AND FLIPPED. BOTH OCCUPANTS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

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 GAA17CA125Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCanon City, COThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s unstabilized approach.Jan 28, 2017 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N16GL · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20030716015779AFinal Approach · Newman Lake, WA(-23) At approximately 2015 PDT, the aircraft was conducting a long final approach for runway 19 at the Ellerport Airport (WN54). The runway is 2600 feet long and approx. 20 feet wide. The pilot was flying from the rear seat with a passenger seated in the…Jul 16, 2003 · Substantial damage