Great Lakes 2T1A N3771F

Summary

On 16 September 2016 at about 23:00 local time, a Great Lakes 2T1A registered N3771F was involved in an accident near Port St. Lucie, Florida, 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

16 September 2016 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Port St. Lucie, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Treasure Coast Airpark (FL37)

Coordinates

27.2408, -80.4883

Aircraft

Great Lakes 2T1A

Registration

N3771F

Category

Airplane

Year built

1977

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fort Lauderdale → Port St. Lucie

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA16CA510

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to avoid the drainage pipe during the landing roll on a private grass airstrip. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's reduced forward view from the rear seat.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the tandem-seat, tailwheel equipped biplane reported that he was flying from the rear seat which limits his forward view, "especially in the landing configuration". He further reported that during the landing roll on a private grass airstrip, the biplane impacted a drainage pipe, which resulted in a collapsed left landing gear and substantial damage to both lower wings and the lower right aileron. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.