Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 N22TE

Summary

On 2 March 2008 at about 01:15 local time, a Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 registered N22TE, operated by Anne Hopkins, was involved in an accident near Tucson, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

2 March 2008 at 01:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Tucson, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

La Cholla Airpark (57AZ)

Coordinates

32.4467, -111.0028

Aircraft

Great Lakes 2T-1A-2

Registration

N22TE

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Anne Hopkins

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Marana → Oro Valley

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX08CA072

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind condition and failure to maintain directional control.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

Upon arrival at the destination airport, the pilot noted that the windsock appeared to favor runway 19. The pilot reported that the approach was made with the airplane configured in a slip to compensate for a crosswind. As the airplane touched down, there was a slight bounce. During the landing rollout, the airplane began to veer to the right. The pilot applied left rudder to correct the heading; however, the airplane continued off the runway and hit a culvert with a rock facing. The left main landing gear was sheared off and the airplane came to rest inverted causing structural damage to the wings, the vertical stabilizer, and rudder. According to the pilot's written statement, she received weather information via the National Weather Service and an automated report. The winds were reported to be from 280 degrees at 4 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.