19790422007079A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Grtlks 2T-1A-2 · Willits, CA · April 22, 1979

Date
April 22, 1979 · 10:00 local
Place
Willits, CA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3823F
NTSB investigation
NTSBOAK79DVD23
Reported as
Grtlks 2T1A2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,000 total60 in this make and model115 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot lost directional control on landing, overcontrolled on brakes & nosed over. Pilot said tailwheel spring bent.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING, OVERCONTROLLED ON BRAKES & NOSED OVER. PILOT SAID TAILWHEEL SPRING BENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.