# Accident 20171022024019A: Great Lakes 2T-1A-2, Xenia, OH, October 22, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 2017, 15:30 local time
- Place: Xenia, OH
- Airport: Greene Ounty Jackson Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6911° N, 83.9919° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6911&lon=-83.9919&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7GL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GREAT LAKES 2T-1A-2
- Reported engine: LYCOMING AEIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 860 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171022024019A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

UPON LANDING THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO GUSTY WINDS. THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS AND FLIPPED ON IT'S BACK, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT WHO WAS THE ONLY PERSON ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT.

THE PILOT DID NOT HAVE A TAIL WHEEL ENDORSEMENT.

REVIEWED BY DWS 11/17/2017

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB GAA18CA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA019), Oct 22, 2017: Great Lakes 2T 1A 2 (N7GL), Dayton, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in gusting wind conditions.

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.

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