ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 356834
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| Date: | Saturday 17 August 1996 |
| Time: | 15:17 LT |
| Type: |  Great Lakes GL2T-1A-2 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N47L |
| MSN: | 0770 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 784 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming AEIO-360-B1G6 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Montgomery, AL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (KMGM) |
| Chapman, AL | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During takeoff, the airplane swerved abruptly to the left, collided with a runway light, then nosed over. During the postaccident examination, it was discovered that the tail steering arm would intermittently lock the rudder in a fully deflected position, with the trailing edge to the left, while allowing the tail wheel to remain aligned with the airplane centerline. Damage to the airplane, such as scuffing of the circumference of the right tire outboard side wall, and no flat spots on the left tire from a locked brake, was consistent with a fully deflected rudder at the time the tail was lifted for the takeoff. The deflected rudder would result in an abrupt swerve to the left when the tail wheel broke contact with the runway. Additionally, the airplane departed the runway about 350 feet from the point the takeoff was initiated, indicating that the swerve commenced about the point the tail would come up during takeoff roll.
Probable Cause: The locked rudder in a fully deflected position which resulted in the pilot's inability to maintain directional control.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL96LA120
History of this aircraft
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| 11 May 1985 | N477M | Private | 0 | Greenville, AL | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Mar-2024 11:22 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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