20040901023969I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr Q2 · Chino, CA · September 1, 2004

Date
September 1, 2004 · 08:08 local
Place
Chino, CA
Airport
Chino Airport
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N86JT
Reported as
Amtr Q2
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
14,310 total1 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) When privacy data omitted purchased N86JT, an experimental aircraft known as a quickie 2, the aircraft had been completely assembled, and certificated, but the aircraft had not been test flown. privacy data omitted Was taking off, for the first test flight on runway 26, at Chino Airport, Chino, CA., when he noticed the airspeed indicator was not responding properly. He retarded the throttle, the aircraft settled back on the runway, swerved left, hit the uneven surface just off the runway, which caused the left wheel assembly to separate, and the aircraft came to a stop. Upon closer examination it appeared during assemble the fuselage was not mated to the wing correctly, which could have created more lift on the left wing. The cause for the airspeed not responding properly is unknown. privacy data omitted Was the sole occupant and was not injured. The aircraft received minor damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHEN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PURCHASED N86JT, AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT KNOWN AS A QUICKIE 2, THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN COMPLETELY ASSEMBLED, AND CERTIFICATED, BUT THE AIRCRAFT HAD NOT BEEN TEST FLOWN. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS TAKING OFF, FOR THE FIRST TEST FLIGHT ON RUNWAY 26, AT CHINO AIRPORT, CHINO, CA., WHEN HE NOTICED THE AIRSPEED INDICATOR WAS NOT RESPONDING PROPERLY. HE RETARDED THE THROTTLE, THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK ON THE RUNWAY, SWERVED LEFT, HIT THE UNEVEN SURFACE JUST OFF THE RUNWAY, WHICH CAUSED THE LEFT WHEEL ASSEMBLY TO SEPARATE, AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP. UPON CLOSER EXAMINATION IT APPEARED DURING ASSEMBLE THE FUSELAGE WAS NOT MATED TO THE WING CORRECTLY, WHICH COULD HAVE CREATED MORE LIFT ON THE LEFT WING. THE CAUSE FOR THE AIRSPEED NOT RESPONDING PROPERLY IS UNKNOWN. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE.