# Accident 19950617030501A: Grtlks 2T1A, Paso Robles, CA, June 17, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1995, 17:15 local time
- Place: Paso Robles, CA
- Airport: Paso Robles Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6097° N, 120.7608° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6097&lon=-120.7608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N823K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N823K-2021-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ball AL GREAT LAKES 2T-1AK (registry code 056451A, https://openairdocs.org/model/ball-al-great-lakes-2t-1ak) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRTLKS 2T1A
- Reported engine: GLADEN R5403
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,347 total, 325 in this make and model, 57 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA239) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950617030501A

## Narrative

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

TAXIING TO RAMP COLLIDED WITH N48240 TAXING OPPOSITE DIRECTION ON SAME TAXIWAY. S TURNED. BLAMED SUN BLINDED.

## 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 LAX95LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA239), Jun 18, 1995: Ball Great Lakes 2T-1AK (N823K), Paso Robles, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE GREAT LAKES PILOT TO SEE-AND-AVOID THE CESSNA 182. THE SUN GLARE WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

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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