# Accident 19980626015069A: Amtr QUICKIE2, Fort Worth, TX, June 26, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1998, 08:15 local time
- Place: Fort Worth, TX
- Airport: Fort Worth Spinks Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5299° N, 97.3204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5299&lon=-97.3204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N699WB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N699WB-2000-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Montgomery W T/Montgomery B J QUICKIE TRI-Q/200 (registry code 0560799, https://openairdocs.org/model/montgomery-w-t-montgomery-b-j-quickie-tri-q-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR QUICKIE2
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 556 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98FA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98FA283) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980626015069A

## Narrative

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

ACFT PITCHED NOSE UP ON TAKEOFF, BANKED TO RIGHT, THEN LEFT UNTIL IT WAS INVERTED. (.4) DURING A HIGH SPEED TAXI AT THE NON TOWERED AIRPORT, THE HOMEBUILT QUICKIE AIRPLANE INADVERTENTLY BECAME AIRBORNE. THE AIRPLANE ENTERED VERTICAL OSCILLATIONS COMBINED WITH YAWING & BANKING, ROLLED INVERTED AND DESCENDED VERTICALLY TO GROUND IMPACT. THE 556 HR PILOT/OWNER/BUILDER HAD 6 HRS OF DUAL IN THE PAST 12 YEARS. HE HAD 50+ HRS OF TAXI RUNS IN THE QUICKIE; HOWEVER, NO FLIGHT TIME AND 'NO INTENTION OF FLYING THE AIRPLANE.' THE PILOT'S MANUAL RECOMMENDS 10 HRS OF FLYING TIME WITHIN THE 3 MONTHS PRIOR TO FLIGHT TESTING THE AIRPLANE, AND DURING TAXI TESTS TO 'ALWAYS BE PREPARED FOR A LIFTOFF AND FIRST FLIGHT IF IT SHOULD ACCIDENTALLY OCCUR.' LIFT-OFF SPEED IS GIVEN AS 70 MPH. ANOTHER PILOT REPORTED THAT A BUMP ON THE RUNWAY CAUSED THE NOSE WHEEL TO LIFT-OFF ONCE WHEN HE WAS TAXIING THE AIRPLANE. THIS PILOT, WHO ALSO HAD THE AIRPLANE INADVERTENTLY LIFT-OFF IN GROUND EFFECT AT 85 MPH, EXPERIENCED 'NO CONTROL PROBLEMS.' FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS CONFIRMED. NO PRE-IMPACT DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND. (-23) DURING THE TAKE-OFF ROLL THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED NOSE UP AND CLIMBED 20 TO 30 FEET AND BANKED T O RIGHT, THEN ROLLED TO THE LEFT UNTIL INVERTED, PITCHED NOSE DOWN AND IMPACTED THE GROUND NEAR VERTICAL. THE POINT OF IMPACT WAS APPROXIMATELY MID-FIELD 25 YDS EAST OF RUNWAY 17.  CLEAR SKIES, 85 DEGREES F.  WIND 60/10.

## 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 FTW98FA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98FA283), Jun 26, 1998: Montgomery Quickie TRI-Q/200 (N699WB), Fort Worth, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control when an excessive taxispeed resulted in an inadvertent lift-off of the airplane. A factor was the pilot's lack of total experience in the make and…

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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