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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Grtlks 2T-1A-2 · Grain Valley, MO · February 25, 1981

Date
February 25, 1981 · 18:30 local
Place
Grain Valley, MO
Airport
East Kansas City
Phase of flight
Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3544L
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC81DCG23
Reported as
Grtlks 2T1A2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
715 total246 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Left main wheel ran off edge of runway on night landing in tail wheel biplane. Airplane nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

LEFT MAIN WHEEL RAN OFF EDGE OF RUNWAY ON NIGHT LANDING IN TAIL WHEEL BIPLANE. AIRPLANE NOSED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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