# Incident 20161012022029I: Great Lakes 2T-1A-2, Santa Ana, CA, October 12, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 2016, 14:46 local time
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Airport: John Wayne Airport-Orange Coun
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6757° N, 117.8682° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JOHN WAYNE/ORANGE COUNTY (SNA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6757&lon=-117.8682&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6220L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6220L-2018-05-30) (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: GREAT LAKES 2T-1A-2
- Reported engine: LYCOMING AEIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,241 total, 101 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161012022029I

## Narrative

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

AT KSNA ON OCTOBER 12, 2016 ROUGHLY AROUND 21:45:54 Z, N6620L WAS CLEARED TO LINE UP AND WAIT ON 20R AT TAXI WAY KILO. WHILE TAXING INTO POSITION THE TAIL BEGAN TO LIFT UP AND COULD NOT BE BROUGHT BACK DOWN BY THE PILOT EVEN THOUGH HE WAS APPLYING FULL UP ELEVATOR. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER, THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON IT'S NOSE WITH THE TAIL IN THE AIR. PRIOR TO N6220L STARTING ITS TAXI ROLL AN AIRBUS A319 JUST LANDED AT ROUGHLY 21:44:20 Z, A MINUTE AND 34 SECONDS BEFORE THE INCIDENT AND A BOEING 737 HAD JUST TAKEN OFF BEFORE N6220L AT ROUGHLY 21:45:35 19 SECONDS PRIOR. THE WINDS WERE VARIABLE AT 3 KNOTS ACCORDING ATIS INFORMATION MIKE AT 20:53Z.

## Other reports on N6220L (5)

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

- [Incident 19930919052429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930919052429I), Sep 19, 1993: Grtlks 2T1A2 (N6220L), Santa Ana, CA. Emergency stop while taxiing for takeoff. Returned to hanger and had brake pads replaced.
- [Accident 19890429010342A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890429010342A), Apr 29, 1989: Grtlks 2T1A2 (N6220L), Ramona, CA, Minor damage. While taxiing for takeoff struck a 172 on the runup pad with engine idling. Pilot said was unable to see over nose.
- [Incident 19890329066629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890329066629I), Mar 29, 1989: Grtlks 2T1A2 (N6220L), Santa Ana, CA, Minor damage. In process of changing taxiway at request of ATC the pilot let right gear hit taxiway sign. Aircraft nosed over.
- [Incident 19850224008449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850224008449I), Feb 24, 1985: Grtlks 2T1A2 (N6220L), Corona, CA, Minor damage. Swerved after landing. Pilot missed heel brake pedal. Struck VASI box after running off runway.
- [Incident 19840606029269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840606029269I), Jun 6, 1984: Grtlks 2T1A2 (N6220L), Santa Ana, CA, Minor damage. Tried to correct a swerve on the landing roll and nosed the aircraft up on the runway.

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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