- Date
- May 17, 1987, 14:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Tucson, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5762GGreat Lakes 2T-1A-2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 24, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870517013979A
- Case key
- 25593
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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.
Analysis
A great lakes 2T-1A-2 nosed over during landing. The pilot indicated that he had contacted the airport on the UNICOM frequency and was informed that the winds were favoring runway 30. On short final approach to runway 30 the pilot glanced a wind sock located at the intersection of runways 30 and 21. It indicated that winds to be from 210 at approximately 10 knots. The pilot then stated, 'after touchdown a wind gust or twister hit and threw tail right and the plane went left. ' the pilot then applied right rudder and then the aircraft went right. The left main landing gear collapsed allowing the left wing to touch the ground. The aircraft then flipped over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5762G
- Reported as
- Great Lakes 2T-1A-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1003
- Airframe hours
- 160
- Engine
- Lycoming AEIO-360-B1G6, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ray Keck
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Aerobatic
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 20, 1986 · 34 hours before
- Departed
- E60 · Eloy, AZ
- Destination
- E14 · Tucson, AZ
- Airport
- E14 · Avra Valley Airport, runway 30, 3,000 × 75 ft, asphalt
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
- 51
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 10,029 total · 171 in this make and model · 9,078 as pilot in command · 390 in the last 90 days · 291 in the last 30 days · 25 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 93 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TUS, 21 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.