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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrqk Quickie · Chicago, IL · July 28, 1983

Date
July 28, 1983 · 13:43 local
Place
Chicago, IL
Airport
Chicago Midway
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N812WB
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI83LEE01
Reported as
Amtrqk Quickie
Reported engine
AMTRVW VW2100VOLKS
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
630 total30 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

A bad bounce broke the tail spring on landing. Ground loop broke the canard. Bug covered canard had lost some lift.

As the FAA filed it

A BAD BOUNCE BROKE THE TAIL SPRING ON LANDING. GROUND LOOP BROKE THE CANARD. BUG COVERED CANARD HAD LOST SOME LIFT.

NTSB investigation

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