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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr Q200 · Henderson, KY · April 27, 2003

Date: April 27, 2003 · 19:00 local
Place: Henderson, KY
Airport: Henderson City-County Airport
Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N1V
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC03LA090
Reported as: Amtr Q200
Reported engine: Continental O200*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 256 total

N1VRegistration cancelled Jul 14, 2003 · Starnes Everett T QUICKIE Q-200S/N 2242 · Built 2002 Airframe modelStarnes Everett T QUICKIE Q-200 Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot, bud starnes was making his first flight on April 27, 2003. The aircraft was a quickie Q200 which he had built. The aircraft was issued an airworthiness certificate on November 14, 2002 by a local dar. Mr. Starnes conducted several hours of taxiing checks before attempting the first flight. Mr. Starnes took off from runway 9 at Henderson airport, ehr. According to eyewitnesses the aircraft obtained approximately 30 feet of altitude and began to porpoise. The pilot then attempted to land. At the first contact point the prop contacted the ground. The aircraft then took to the air again for a short distance and then contacted the ground hard. At the second contact point the pilot lost directional control and veered to the left of center line. The aircraft rolled up on the left side and then over onto the top of the aircraft and slid to a stop inverted and caught fire.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT, BUD STARNES WAS MAKING HIS FIRST FLIGHT ON APRIL 27, 2003. THE AIRCRAFT WAS A QUICKIE Q200 WHICH HE HAD BUILT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ISSUED AN AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE ON NOVEMBER 14, 2002 BY A LOCAL DAR. MR. STARNES CONDUCTED SEVERAL HOURS OF TAXIING CHECKS BEFORE ATTEMPTING THE FIRST FLIGHT. MR. STARNES TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY 9 AT HENDERSON AIRPORT, EHR. ACCORDING TO EYEWITNESSES THE AIRCRAFT OBTAINED APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET OF ALTITUDE AND BEGAN TO PORPOISE. THE PILOT THEN ATTEMPTED TO LAND. AT THE FIRST CONTACT POINT THE PROP CONTACTED THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT THEN TOOK TO THE AIR AGAIN FOR A SHORT DISTANCE AND THEN CONTACTED THE GROUND HARD. AT THE SECOND CONTACT POINT THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND VEERED TO THE LEFT OF CENTER LINE. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED UP ON THE LEFT SIDE AND THEN OVER ONTO THE TOP OF THE AIRCRAFT AND SLID TO A STOP INVERTED AND CAUGHT FIRE.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB NYC03LA090Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportHenderson, KYThe pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing and his failure to maintain directional control, after experiencing an in-flight loss of control for undetermined reasons.Apr 27, 2003 · Destroyed