19940917048199A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr Q-2 · Van Nuys, CA · September 17, 1994

Date: September 17, 1994 · 14:43 local
Place: Van Nuys, CA
Airport: Van Nuys Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N813S
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX94LA378
Reported as: Amtr Q2
Reported engine: AMTRVW VW2100VOLKS
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,500 total190 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days

N813SRegistration cancelled Nov 21, 2002 · Myers Gordon Q-2S/N 2087 · Built 1988 Airframe modelMyers Gordon Q-2 Engine modelRevmaster 2100Reciprocating

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.

Made hard landing. Buckled right canard at midspan. (.4)the pilot indicated that during landing flare the nose dropped, which resulted in a hard landing. The aircraft skidded down the runway but was steerable with the tail wheel. An examination of the airplane revealed the right canard structure had buckled at midspan. The pilot also reported that no mechanical malfunctions or failures occurred during the accident flight.

As the FAA filed it

MADE HARD LANDING. BUCKLED RIGHT CANARD AT MIDSPAN. (.4)THE PILOT INDICATED THAT DURING LANDING FLARE THE NOSE DROPPED, WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED DOWN THE RUNWAY BUT WAS STEERABLE WITH THE TAIL WHEEL. AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THE RIGHT CANARD STRUCTURE HAD BUCKLED AT MIDSPAN. THE PILOT ALSO REPORTED THAT NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS OR FAILURES OCCURRED DURING THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB LAX94LA378Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportVan Nuys, CAthe pilot's inadequate landing flare, which resulted in a hard touchdown and buckling of the canard.Sep 17, 1994 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N813S · 1

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

Accident 20000121008919ACompton, CA(-23) During the takeoff roll, athe a/c lifted off at an airspeed that was below the rudder effectiveness airspeed. As a result of the low speed flight, the pilot was unable to correct the a/c from banking left and turning. The result was a collision with…Jan 21, 2000 · No damage