# Incident 20180610007529I: Great Lakes 2T-1A-2, San Diego, CA, June 10, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 2018, 16:08 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: Montgomery Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: SD9J
- 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: N3617L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3617L-2021-03-06) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,901 total, 54 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180610007529I

## Narrative

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

ON LANDING ROLLOUT, THE PIC EXPERIENCED A SHIMMY IN THE TAILWHEEL AND TOOK CORRECTIVE ACTION. THE SHIMMY RETURNED AND IN AN ATTEMPT TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY ONTO THE GRASS. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST NOSE DOWN IN THE GRASS. RESULTING DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND WINGTIPS ARE NOT SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. PILOT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER MAY HAVE APPLIED THE BRAKES WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER.

## Other reports on N3617L (2)

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

- [Accident 20200924016769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200924016769A), Sep 24, 2020: Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 (N3617L), San Diego, CA, Substantial damage. Instructor and student, receiving tailwheel instruction, took off from myf airport on runway 28R. Instructor stated shortly after takeoff aircraft lost power,…
- [Incident 20200618005959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200618005959I), Jun 18, 2020: Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 (N3617L), San Diego, CA, Minor damage. On June 18, 2020 at kmyf airport approximately 13:45, N3617L nosed over on the ramp after start up. The propeller made contact with the ground. Minor damage to…

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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