FTW87LA154

NTSB accident investigation · Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 · Baytown, TX · June 26, 1987

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
June 26, 1987, 11:00 local (16:00 UTC)
Place
Baytown, TX
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3564LGreat Lakes 2T-1A-2
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report October 25, 1988
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19870626027449A
Case key
22388

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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

Loss of control - on ground/waterLanding - roll
Directional control - not maintainedPilot in commandCause
Ground loop/swerve - inadvertentPilot in commandCause
Nose overLanding - roll
Brakes(normal) - improper use ofPilot in commandCause

Analysis

Drg the lndg roll, the acft started to drift to the left, so the plt corrected with right rudder. He said he over- controlled, then applied left rudder & brake, followed by right rudder & brake. Subsequently, the situation became aggravated until both main wheels were skidding as the plt was trying to avoid a ditch, then the acft nosed over.

Aircraft

Registration
N3564L
Reported as
Great Lakes 2T-1A-2
Category
Airplane
Serial number
0803
Airframe hours
666
Engine
Lycoming IO-360, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Operator
H & R Aviation
Registered owner
H & R Aviation
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Aerobatic
Last inspection
100 hour · May 29, 1987 · 31 hours before
Departed
T41 · Laporte, TX
Airport
54TX · Rwj Airpark, runway 8, 4,080 × 40 ft, macadam

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
31
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Center
Flight hours
341 total · 7 in this make and model · 254 as pilot in command · 23 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
20° at 6 knots
Visibility
10 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
88 °F, dew point 72 °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.