# Accident 19960817023109A: Grtlks 2T1A2, Montgomery, AL, August 17, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1996, 15:17 local time
- Place: Montgomery, AL
- Airport: Dannelly Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3398° N, 86.4003° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3398&lon=-86.4003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47L) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,590 total, 574 in this make and model, 95 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL96LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960817023109A

## Narrative

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

VEERED LEFT ON TAKEOFF ROLL. EXITED RUNWAY. NOSED OVER. TAILWHEEL LOCKED IN FULL LEFT POSITION.

## 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 ATL96LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA120), Aug 17, 1996: Great Lakes GL2T-1A-2 (N47L), Montgomery, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The locked rudder in a fully deflected position which resulted in the pilot's inability to maintain directional control.

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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