# Incident 19870910061919I: Amtrof BABYLAKES, Columbus, GA, September 10, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1987, 20:10 local time
- Place: Columbus, GA
- Airport: Columbus Metropolitan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4610° N, 84.9877° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, GA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4610&lon=-84.9877&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Howard Zachra BABY GREAT LAKES (registry code 3910277, https://openairdocs.org/model/howard-zachra-baby-great-lakes) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTROF BABYLAKES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,100 total, 1 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870910061919I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

TAILWHEEL WAS NOT LOCKED FOR LANDING. AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED. PILOT WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH LOCKING PROCEDURE.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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