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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Great Lakes 2T-1A-1 · Roanoke, TX · June 14, 2021

Date: June 14, 2021 · 10:48 local
Place: Roanoke, TX
Airport: Northwest Regional
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N503GL
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN21LA267
Reported as: Great Lakes 2T-1A-1
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 11,000 total

N503GLRegistered now · Great Lakes 2T-1A-1S/N 0503 Airframe modelGreat Lakes 2T-1A-1 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

During a local flight, landing on rwy 17, with shifting winds, the left brake seemed to have more effect than the right brake. The aircraft departed the runway to the left and flipped over on its back. The brakes were examined and found to have been recently replaced. The left brake had more effect than the right brake.

As the FAA filed it

DURING A LOCAL FLIGHT, LANDING ON RWY 17, WITH SHIFTING WINDS, THE LEFT BRAKE SEEMED TO HAVE MORE EFFECT THAN THE RIGHT BRAKE. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT AND FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK. THE BRAKES WERE EXAMINED AND FOUND TO HAVE BEEN RECENTLY REPLACED. THE LEFT BRAKE HAD MORE EFFECT THAN THE RIGHT BRAKE.

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 CEN21LA267Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRoanoke, TXInadequate maintenance of the brake system which resulted in the caliper binding closed and the subsequent loss of directional control during the landing roll.Jun 14, 2021 · Substantial damage