# Accident 20030322007999A: Grtlks 2T1A, Daytona, FL, March 22, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 2003, 09:15 local time
- Place: Daytona, FL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0781° N, 81.0444° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0781&lon=-81.0444&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1980A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1980A-2004-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ditommaso-Kaminski GREAT LAKES 2T-1A (registry code 3910217, https://openairdocs.org/model/ditommaso-kaminski-great-lakes-2t-1a) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA03LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030322007999A

## Narrative

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

(-23) APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET DOWN RUNWAY 5, ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH, TAKEOFF ACCOMPLISHED, WHEN ENGINE ROUGHNESS INTENSIFIED. PILOT CLEARED TREES AT END OF RUNWAY MAKING 90 DEGREES RIGHT MANEUVER FOLLOWED BY APPROXIMATELY 120 DEGREES LEFT TURN TO MAKE RUNWAY. ENGINE NOT MAKING POWER AT THIS POINT. PILOT IMPACTED OFF THE END OF RUNWAY 23 (INTO A BERM - RISING UP TO RUNWAY LEVEL). AIRCRAFT BOUNCED TWICE, FLIPPING OVER. SUBSEQUENT FLOW BENCH TESTING OF CARBURATOR REVEALED LOWER THAN NORMAL FUEL FLOW AND EXTREMELY DIRTYA CHAMBER BLEED HOLES. IN ADDITION, THE CARBURETOR AIR FILTER WAS THE FOAM ELEMENT STYLE AND THE FOAM WAS OLD AND DETERIORATED WITH EVIDENCE OF PREVIOUS EXPOSURE TO HIGH HEAT, POSSIBLY FROM INTAKE FIRE DURING STARTING. INSPECTION OF ENGINE FUEL DELIVERY PUMPS AND MAGNETOS REVEALED NO DEFECTS. SPECIFIC CAUSE FOR ENGINE MALFUNCTION UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.

## 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 MIA03LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA080), Mar 22, 2003: Ditommasso-Keminski Great Lakes 2T-1A (N1980A), Daytona Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper preflight planning/decision to perform a second flight with known deficiencies in equipment, and his failure to maintain airspeed above the airplane's stall speed while…

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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