# Accident 20020921026249A: Chris A1, Cherry Point, NC, September 21, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 2002, 11:00 local time
- Place: Cherry Point, NC
- Airport: Cherry Point Mcas/Cunningham
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9025° N, 76.8808° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9025&lon=-76.8808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6QR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6QR-2006-02-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat A-1 (registry code 2210400, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHRIS A1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA02CA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02CA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020921026249A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED MQI AS NUMBER FOUR AIRCRAFT IN A FLIGHT OF FOUR. FLIGHT WAS FROM MQI TO NKT. UPON ARRIVAL AT NKT, N6QR WAS NUMBER FOUR FOR LANDING. THE OTHER THREE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND N6QR WAS CLEARED TO LAND. THE PILOT FLARED SLIGHTLY HIGH WHICH RESULTED IN A MINOR BOUNCE UPON LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT THEN TOUCHED DOWN AND GROUND LOOPED. DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF THE GROUND LOOP WAS A COLLAPSED LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND DAMAGED LEFT WINGTIP.

## 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 MIA02CA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02CA177), Sep 21, 2002: Aviat A-1 (N6QR), Cherry Point, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot misjudged the landing flare, resulting in a hard landing, an inadvertent ground loop, and the subsequent impact with the runway.

## Other reports on N6QR (1)

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

- [Accident 20051021026059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051021026059A), Oct 21, 2005: Chris A1 (N6QR), Kaycee, WY, Substantial damage. (-23) During landing on a hay field the pilot-in-command [privacy data omitted] attempted a go-around, the aircraft stalled which caused substantial damage to…

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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