Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 N3705F

Summary

On 18 June 1983 at about 17:15 local time, a Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 registered N3705F, operated by Robert F. Spohrer, was involved in an accident near St. Augustine, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

18 June 1983 at 17:15

Classification

Accident

Location

St. Augustine, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

St. Augustine (SGJ)

Coordinates

29.8897, -81.3108

Aircraft

Great Lakes 2T-1A-2

Registration

N3705F

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Robert F. Spohrer

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA83LA172

Nobody was injured.

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 WAS PRACTICING SPOT LANDINGS. ON THE 9TH APCH, HE WAS HIGH & SLIPPED THE ACFT WITH THE LEFT WING LOW. PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN, HE LEVELED THE WINGS, BUT FAILED TO ARREST THE RATE OF DESCENT. THE PLT STATED THAT HE APPLIED POWER TO GO AROUND, BUT THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD & BOUNCED. REPORTEDLY POWER WAS NOT EFFECTIVE. HE THEN LEVELED THE WINGS & LET THE ACFT SETTLE TO THE RWY. ON ROLL-OUT, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE WIND WAS FROM 030 DEG AT 10 TO 15 KTS WITH GUSTS TO 18 KTS. APRX 26 MI NORTHWEST AT JACKSONVILLE, FL, THE WIND WAS FROM 080 DEG AT 8 KTS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.