# Accident 19900709029249A: Amtrqk QUICKIE2, Twisp, WA, July 9, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1990, 12:55 local time
- Place: Twisp, WA
- Airport: Twisp Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.3190° N, 119.9298° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3190&lon=-119.9298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4416Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4416Q-1997-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hardesty/Hays QUICKIE Q2 (registry code 05645QP, https://openairdocs.org/model/hardesty-hays-quickie-q2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRQK QUICKIE2
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW2100VOLKS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 138 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900709029249A

## Narrative

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

SWERVED ON LANDING ROLL. WHEEL CAUGHT IN TALL WEEDS ON EDGE OF STRIP. SWERVED INTO DITCH AND NOSED OVER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA90LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA126), Jul 9, 1990: Hardesty/Hays Quickie Q2 (N4416Q), Twisp, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING ROLL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE HIGH WEEDS ON THE SIDES OF THE GRASS/DIRT STRIP AND THE DIRT BERM.

## Other reports on N4416Q (2)

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

- [Accident 19951124038499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951124038499A), Nov 24, 1995: Amtrqk QUICKIE (N4416Q), Puyallup, WA, Destroyed. Lost power on climbout. Stalled trying turn back. Burned on impact 200YDS. Short runway. Bogus building methods.
- [Accident 19840822061539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840822061539A), Aug 22, 1984: Amtrqk QUICKIE2 (N4416Q), Puyallup, WA, Substantial damage. Bounced and lost control on landing. Reported nose heavy problem. Forward wing roughness and pilot skill factors.

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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