# Accident 19940917048199A: Amtr Q2, Van Nuys, CA, September 17, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1994, 14:43 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2098° N, 118.4900° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VAN NUYS (VNY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2098&lon=-118.4900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N813S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N813S-2002-11-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Myers Gordon Q-2 (registry code 05645DW, https://openairdocs.org/model/myers-gordon-q-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Revmaster 2100 (registry code 52550, https://openairdocs.org/engine/revmaster-2100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR Q2
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW2100VOLKS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 190 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA378](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA378) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940917048199A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 LAX94LA378](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA378), Sep 17, 1994: Quickie-Myers Q2 (N813S), Van Nuys, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate landing flare, which resulted in a hard touchdown and buckling of the canard.

## Other reports on N813S (1)

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

- [Accident 20000121008919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000121008919A), Jan 21, 2000: Amtr Q2 (N813S), Compton, CA, No damage. (-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…

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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