# NTSB LAX07CA030: Great Lakes 2T-1A-2, N333LC, Glendale, AZ, November 7, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: November 7, 2006, 10:52 local (17:52 UTC) - Place: Glendale, AZ - Coordinates: 33.522777, -112.290275 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5228&lon=-112.2903&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report February 26, 2007 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 64835 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX07CA030 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/64835/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA030 ## Probable cause the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing. ## 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 - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - ground loop/swerve - encountered, pilot in command - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - sign ## Analysis The airplane veered off the left side of the runway while landing and the left wing tip impacted a runway distance marker. The pilot landed the airplane about 500 feet past the numbers. He failed to maintain directional control of the airplane. The left main landing gear ran into the soft dirt. The pilot stated that the airplane and engine had no mechanical failures or malfunctions during the flight. ## Factual narrative On November 7, 2006, at 1052 mountain standard time, a Great Lakes 2T-1A-2, N333LC, veered off the runway and impacted a runway distance marker at Glendale Municipal Airport (GEU), Glendale, Arizona. The owner/pilot was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The private pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured; the airplane sustained substantial damage. The local personal flight departed Phoenix, Arizona, about 1030. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The approximate global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the primary wreckage were 33 degrees 31.37 minutes north latitude and 112 degrees 17.42 minutes west longitude. The pilot reported that he landed the airplane about 500 feet past the numbers. The airplane veered to the left side of the runway. The left main landing gear ran into the soft dirt, and the airplane's left wing tip impacted a runway distance marker causing substantial damage to the lower left wing. The pilot stated that the airplane and engine had no mechanical failures or malfunctions during the flight. ## Aircraft - Registration: N333LC (not matched to a registry record) - Reported make and model: Great Lakes Aircraft Company 2T-1A-2 - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 0740 - Airframe hours: 626.8 - Engines: Lycoming AEIO-360 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Aerobatic - Last inspection: Annual, August 1, 1998, 25 hours before - Departed: PHX, PHOENIX, AZ - Destination: Glendale, AZ - Airport: GEU, Glendale Municipal, runway 01, 7,150 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 72; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review October 1, 2006; seat: rear; flight hours: 1,320 total, 6 in this make and model, 1,213 as pilot in command ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: variable at 3 knots - Visibility: 20 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 77 °F, dew point 32 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: GEU ## 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 20061107024649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061107024649A), Nov 7, 2006: Grtlks 2T1A2, Glendale, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) On November 7, 2006, at 10:52 MST, the pilot [privacy data omitted] lost directional control on landing rollout at Glendale Municipal Airport, Glendale,… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.