Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing.
Aircraft Information
Analysis
On November 7, 2006, at 1052 mountain standard time, a Great Lakes 2T-1A-2, N333LC, veered off the runway and impacted a runway distance marker at Glendale Municipal Airport (GEU), Glendale, Arizona. The owner/pilot was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The private pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured; the airplane sustained substantial damage. The local personal flight departed Phoenix, Arizona, about 1030. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The approximate global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the primary wreckage were 33 degrees 31.37 minutes north latitude and 112 degrees 17.42 minutes west longitude.
The pilot reported that he landed the airplane about 500 feet past the numbers. The airplane veered to the left side of the runway. The left main landing gear ran into the soft dirt, and the airplane's left wing tip impacted a runway distance marker causing substantial damage to the lower left wing.
The pilot stated that the airplane and engine had no mechanical failures or malfunctions during the flight.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# LAX07CA030