20200924016769A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 · San Diego, CA · September 24, 2020

Date: September 24, 2020 · 16:24 local
Place: San Diego, CA
Airport: Montgomery
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3617L
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR20LA320
Reported as: Great Lakes 2T-1A-2
Reported engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 11,000 total1,600 in this make and model220 in the last 90 days

N3617LRegistration cancelled Mar 6, 2021 · Great Lakes 2T-1A-2S/N 0815 · Built 1978 Airframe modelGreat Lakes 2T-1A-2 Engine modelLycoming AEIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Instructor and student, receiving tailwheel instruction, took off from myf airport on runway 28R. Instructor stated shortly after takeoff aircraft lost power, no indications were noticed, aircraft just lost power. Instructor attempted to return to airport, however, landed hard short of the airport. Both instructor and student received serious injuries. Aircraft has substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT, RECEIVING TAILWHEEL INSTRUCTION, TOOK OFF FROM MYF AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 28R. INSTRUCTOR STATED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AIRCRAFT LOST POWER, NO INDICATIONS WERE NOTICED, AIRCRAFT JUST LOST POWER. INSTRUCTOR ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO AIRPORT, HOWEVER, LANDED HARD SHORT OF THE AIRPORT. BOTH INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. AIRCRAFT HAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR20LA320Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportSan Diego, CAA loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined, which resulted in a hard landing off airport.Sep 24, 2020 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N3617L · 2

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

Incident 20200618005959IGround/Ramp/Ma · San Diego, CAOn 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 aircraft with no injuries.Jun 18, 2020 · Minor damage Incident 20180610007529ILanding: Rollout · San Diego, CAOn 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…Jun 10, 2018 · Minor damage