# Incident 20170330002889I: Great Lakes 2T-1A-2, San Diego, CA, March 30, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 2017, 12:00 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7153° N, 117.1573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Diego, CA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7153&lon=-117.1573&mi=10
- Aircraft: N101GL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N101GL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 (registry code 3910101, https://openairdocs.org/model/great-lakes-2t-1a-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GREAT LAKES 2T-1A-2
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 6,950 total, 600 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170330002889I

## Narrative

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

CFI REPORT--WHEN CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF, I HANDLED THE RADIO?S BUT GAVE THE CONTROLS TO LOGAN. HE TAXIED OUT VERY WELL, HE HAD A LOT OF EXPERIENCE IN TAIL WHEEL AIRCRAFT BUT NO REAL EXPERIENCE IN THE GREAT LAKES. WE STARTED OUR LEFT TURN TO ENTER RWY 23 AND THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TURNING FASTER THAN I FELT COMFORTABLE.  I TOLD ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO SLOW THE TURN WITH RIGHT RUDDER, BUT THE AIRCRAFT KEPT MOVING.  I ASSISTED WITH RUDDER AND STICK BACK, POWER TO IDLE.  IT FELT LIKE A SUDDEN GUST CAUGHT US IN THE TURN AND WAS REALLY PUSHING ON THE RUDDER, INCREASING THE VELOCITY OF THE TURN AND WEATHERVANING INTO THE WIND.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAID HE FELT NO EFFECT WITH RIGHT RUDDER, AND WAS NOT AIDING THE TURN WITH OUTSIDE BRAKE.  AS I AIDED CONTROL INPUT IT WAS TOO FAST TO COMPLETE THE PHRASE ?I HAVE THE CONTROLS? COHERENTLY.  MY PLAN WAS TO LET THE AIRCRAFT TURN AROUND 360 DEGREES OR ROLL INTO THE GRASS TO SLOW THE MOMENTUM.  FOR SOME REASON ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AGGRESSIVELY HIT THE BRAKES, THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER, AND I SHUT OFF THE AIRCRAFT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE AS THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED BACK ON ITS TAIL.  THE PROPELLER HIT DIRT AND VEGETATION TO THE EAST OF RWY 23.

## Other reports on N101GL (4)

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

- [Incident 20260713008949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260713008949I), Jul 13, 2026: Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 (N101GL), San Diego, CA, Minor damage. On 07/13/2026, [privacy data omitted], Great Lakes 2T-1A-2, the lead aircraft on a flight of 2 while taxing back to parking after landing at kmyf applied…
- [Accident 20190314001459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190314001459A), Mar 14, 2019: Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 (N101GL), San Diego, CA, Minor damage. This is a biplane type aircraft. The ailerons are held in place by metal straps. There are two straps for each top aileron. Ten minutes into the flight the…
- [Accident 19811118074399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811118074399A), Nov 18, 1981: Amtrgl GREATLAKES (N101GL), Waco, TX, Minor damage. Ran out of fuel on a test hop ten minutes after takeoff. Wing struck a tree during emergency landing off airport.
- [Accident 19761026033449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761026033449A), Oct 26, 1976: Grtlks 2T1A2 (N101GL), Van Buren, AR, Substantial damage

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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