# NTSB FTW82FRA23: Great Lakes 2T-1A-2, N3793F, Tomball, TX, June 22, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: June 21, 1982, 19:40 local (Jun 22, 1982, 00:40 UTC)
- Place: Tomball, TX
- Location: 30.0618° N, 95.5528° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DAVID WAYNE HOOKS MEML (DWH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0618&lon=-95.5528&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 21, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72832
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82FRA23
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72832/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FRA23

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE MADE A 3-POINT LANDING, AND AFTER ROLLING ABOUT 3 OR 4 SECONDS, THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY PULLED TO THE RIGHT. HE TRIED TO CORRECT WITH LEFT RUDDER AND BRAKE, BUT THE PLANE CONTINUED SWERVING TO THE RIGHT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL AND LEFT WING WERE DAMAGED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE PLANE ACTED AS IF THE RIGHT BRAKE HAD BEEN DRAGGING. HOWEVER, AN EXAMINATION OF THE BRAKE REVEALED NO INDICATION OF A MALFUNCTION. THE PILOT ESTIMATED THAT HE HAD A 5 TO 6 KT CROSSWIND COMPONENT DURING THE LANDING.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3793F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GREAT LAKES 2T-1A-2
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 0767
- Airframe hours: 824
- Engines: LYCOMING AEIO-360-B1G6 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: F.A. Roach
- Registered owner: F.A. Roach
- Departed: DWH, TOMBALL, TX
- Destination: DWH, TOMBALL, TX
- Airport: DWH, David Wayne Hooks, runway 35L, 5,340 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 41; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 3,163 total, 118 in this make and model, 2,958 as pilot in command, 75 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 35° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 194 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820621027089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820621027089A), Jun 21, 1982: Grtlks 2T1A2, Tomball, TX, Substantial damage. Ground looped on the landing roll. Reported brake problem. None found. Passenger in rear seat with dual controls.

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.

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