Great Lakes 2T-1A N502GL

Summary

On 13 October 2011 at about 14:30 local time, a Great Lakes 2T-1A registered N502GL was involved in an accident near San Diego, California, United States. 2 people were 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

13 October 2011 at 14:30

Classification

Accident

Location

San Diego, California, United States

Nearest airport

Montgomery Field Airport (MYF)

Coordinates

32.8094, -117.1369

Aircraft

Great Lakes 2T-1A

Registration

N502GL

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

San Diego → San Diego

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR12CA007

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's excessive brake application during landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during the landing roll, he applied wheel brakes in an effort to turn onto a taxiway. He stated that, when he applied the brakes, the right brake locked up and the airplane subsequently nosed over, coming to rest inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wing and vertical stabilizer. No preexisting mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane were reported.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.