Gordon THORPE T-18 N633GG

Summary

On 26 July 1985 at about 00:15 local time, a Gordon THORPE T-18 registered N633GG was involved in an accident near Alamosa, Colorado, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

26 July 1985 at 00:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Alamosa, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Alamosa Muni/Bergman (ALS)

Coordinates

37.4609, -105.8692

Aircraft

Gordon THORPE T-18

Registration

N633GG

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Page → Oshkosh

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN85LTE05

1 person had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PLT OF THE AMATEUR BUILT ACFT WAS ON A FLT TO ASHKOSH, WI WITH AN EN ROUTE STOP AT PUEBLO, CO. DUE TO WX IN THE PUEBLO AREA, HE DIVERTED TO ALAMOSA, CO. ON HIS 1ST APCH TO LAND ON RWY 20, HE MADE A GO-AROUND. ON HIS 2ND APCH, THE ACFT LANDED LONG & AT HIGH SPEED. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT VEERED TO THE LEFT, WENT OFF THE RWY & WAS DAMAGED. THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE WAS RELATIVELY INEXPERIENCE AT FLYING TAILWHEEL EQUIPPED ACFT, WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH HIGH ALT ARPT LANDINGS & HAD 'JUST LOST IT.'

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.