# Accident 20110506007669A: Getten Marvin T QUICKIE Q2, Albuquerque, NM, May 6, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 2011, 18:14 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: Albuquerque International Sunport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0403° N, 106.6092° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0403&lon=-106.6092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N314JF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N314JF-2018-01-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Getten Marvin T QUICKIE Q2 (registry code 05645NY, https://openairdocs.org/model/getten-marvin-t-quickie-q2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Revmaster 2100 (registry code 52550, https://openairdocs.org/engine/revmaster-2100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GETTEN MARVIN T QUICKIE Q2
- Reported engine: REVMASTER 2100
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 1 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA326) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110506007669A

## Narrative

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

ELEVATOR CONTROL JAMMED DURING 4TH APPROACH TO LANDING AT E80 (BELEN, NM). PIC ELECTED TO PROCEED TO ABQ FOR LONGER RUNWAY AND ASSISTANCE IF NEEDED. LEVEL FLIGHT MAINTAINED BY USING AVAILABLE TRIM (AILERON REFLEX).  ON LANDING AT ABQ, POSITIVE PITCH ATTITUDE COULD NOT BE MAINTAINED, RESULTING IN BOUNCED LANDING, SUBSEQUENT HARD LANDING.  LEFT LANDING GEAR AND RIGHT WING TIP SHEARED OFF AND AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST 100 YARDS TO RIGHT OF RUNWAY CENTERLINE.  AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NO INJURIES TO PILOT OR PASSENGER

## 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 CEN11CA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA326), May 6, 2011: Getten Marvin T Quickie Q2 (N314JF), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of elevator control, due to control stick's counter-weight binding with the airplane's header tank.

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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