What happened
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(.19) On August 21, 2001, at 1920 central daylight time, an amateur-built hoskins quickie Q2, owned and piloted by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage during landing on runway 18R (3,498 feet by 60 feet, asphalt), at the Southern Illinois Airport, Carbondale, Illinois. The 14 CFR part 91 personal flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions and was not on a flight plan. The pilot and his one passenger reported no injuries. The place and time of origin of the flight has not been determined. (-23) while on a local pleasure flight at about 7 pm CDT the PIC was attempting the second landing of the flight. Upon touch down the tail wheel spring failed resulting in loss of control of the rudder. As a result the aircraft veered to the right and left of the runway. The aircraft suffered damage to the left landing gear/wing structure, propeller, canopy, left aft wing leading edge, and rudder. The PIC and passenger exited the aircraft without injury.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON AUGUST 21, 2001, AT 1920 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AMATEUR-BUILT HOSKINS QUICKIE Q2, OWNED AND PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 18R (3,498 FEET BY 60 FEET, ASPHALT), AT THE SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AIRPORT, CARBONDALE, ILLINOIS. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND HIS ONE PASSENGER REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE PLACE AND TIME OF ORIGIN OF THE FLIGHT HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. (-23) WHILE ON A LOCAL PLEASURE FLIGHT AT ABOUT 7 PM CDT THE PIC WAS ATTEMPTING THE SECOND LANDING OF THE FLIGHT. UPON TOUCH DOWN THE TAIL WHEEL SPRING FAILED RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE RUDDER. AS A RESULT THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT LANDING GEAR/WING STRUCTURE, PROPELLER, CANOPY, LEFT AFT WING LEADING EDGE, AND RUDDER. THE PIC AND PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY.
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