# Accident 19891028045099A: Grtlks 2T1A2, Pittstown, NJ, October 28, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1989, 16:00 local time
- Place: Pittstown, NJ
- Airport: Sky Manor Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5659° N, 74.9793° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SKY MANOR (N40), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5659&lon=-74.9793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N771VY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N771VY) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 (registry code 3910101, https://openairdocs.org/model/great-lakes-2t-1a-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series (registry code 41522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRTLKS 2T1A2
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO360B1G6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891028045099A

## Narrative

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

RAN A WHEEL OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY INTO SOFT GROUND LANDING. NOSED OVER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC90LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA022), Oct 28, 1989: Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 (N771VY), Pittstown, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING.

## Other reports on N771VY (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19790723019429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790723019429A), Jul 23, 1979: Grtlks 2T1A2 (N771VY), Castle Rock, CO, Substantial damage. Engine quit. Pilot attempted emergency landing on road. Panic braking. Flipped over. Found broken alternate air.

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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