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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrqk QUICKIE · Van Nuys, CA · September 17, 1994

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Date: September 17, 1994
Place: Van Nuys, CA
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N13S
Reported as: Amtrqk Quickie
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

N13SRegistration cancelled Apr 11, 2011 · Sobczak Joseph E QUICKIES/N 425 · Built 1981 Airframe modelSobczak Joseph E QUICKIE Engine modelOnan ALL MDLS A/BReciprocating

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What happened

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(.19) On September 17, 1994, at 1443 pacific daylight time, a sobczak Quickie, N13S, operated by the pilot, made a hard landing on runway 16R at the Van Nuys airport, Van Nuys, California. The homebuild airplane was substantially damaged, and neither the private pilot nor passenger was injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the personal flight which had originated from Van Nuys at 1350.

As the FAA filed it

(.19) ON SEPTEMBER 17, 1994, AT 1443 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A SOBCZAK QUICKIE, N13S, OPERATED BY THE PILOT, MADE A HARD LANDING ON RUNWAY 16R AT THE VAN NUYS AIRPORT, VAN NUYS, CALIFORNIA. THE HOMEBUILD AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND NEITHER THE PRIVATE PILOT NOR PASSENGER WAS INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WHICH HAD ORIGINATED FROM VAN NUYS AT 1350.