# Accident 19911020048709A: Amtrqk QUICKIE2, Houston, TX, October 20, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1991, 15:00 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Houston-Southwest Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3704° N, 95.4493° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3704&lon=-95.4493&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82BD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N82BD-2018-02-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mahan Hardaway QUICKIE Q2 (registry code 05645KP, https://openairdocs.org/model/mahan-hardaway-quickie-q2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Revmaster 2100 (registry code 52550, https://openairdocs.org/engine/revmaster-2100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRQK QUICKIE2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 148 total, 1 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911020048709A

## Narrative

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

BECAME AIRBORNE ON TAXI TEST. ENGINE GOT HOT DUE COWL FLAPS TAPED SHUT. PORPOISED LANDING. LEFT RUNWAY.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 FTW92LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA018), Oct 20, 1991: Mahan Hardaway Quickie Q2 (N82BD), Arcola, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER FLARE AND IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM THE RESULTANT BOUNCED LANDING. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE AIRPLANE.

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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