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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr TRIQ2 · Lorain - Elyria, OH · July 25, 1995

Date: July 25, 1995 · 11:00 local
Place: Lorain - Elyria, OH
Airport: Lorain County Regional
Phase of flight: Formation Flying
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N888TQ
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC95LA175
Reported as: Amtr TRIQ2
Reported engine: Continental O200A
Fatal injuries: 0

N888TQRegistration cancelled Jan 25, 1996 · Varga William TRI-Q200S/N 2888 Airframe modelVarga William TRI-Q200

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What happened

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Tried staggered takeoff. Other airborne first. Wake turbulence from lead aircraft. Impacted runway. Lacked skill. (-23) pilot of quickie did staggered takeoff behind a hyperbip, homebuilt aircraft and lost directional control on takeoff and substantially damaged aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

TRIED STAGGERED TAKEOFF. OTHER AIRBORNE FIRST. WAKE TURBULENCE FROM LEAD AIRCRAFT. IMPACTED RUNWAY. LACKED SKILL. (-23) PILOT OF QUICKIE DID STAGGERED TAKEOFF BEHIND A HYPERBIP, HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT AND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF AND SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB NYC95LA175Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportElyria, OHthe pilot's decision to perform a staggered takeoff on the downwind side of the runway, which resulted in a wake turbulence encounter, loss of control in flight, and uncontrolled descent onto the runway. A factor was the pilot's lack of experience in…Jul 25, 1995 · Destroyed