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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Snow Joseph M QUICKIE 2 · Astabula, OH · July 22, 2011

Date: July 22, 2011 · 08:00 local
Place: Astabula, OH
Airport: Ashtabula Co.
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N240JS
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN11LA527
Reported as: Snow Joseph M Quickie 2
Reported engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,500 total23 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

N240JSRegistration cancelled Jan 2, 2018 · Snow Joseph M QUICKIE 2S/N JS 0001 · Built 2008 Airframe modelSnow Joseph M QUICKIE 2 Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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Experimental aircraft on first test flight was unable gain altitude after rotation. Pilot attempted to land aircraft but induced oscillation that caused the aircraft to hit hard on the runway breaking right wing/landing gear canard and tail, loosing control and skidding off left side of the rwy.

As the FAA filed it

EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ON FIRST TEST FLIGHT WAS UNABLE GAIN ALTITUDE AFTER ROTATION. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND AIRCRAFT BUT INDUCED OSCILLATION THAT CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO HIT HARD ON THE RUNWAY BREAKING RIGHT WING/LANDING GEAR CANARD AND TAIL, LOOSING CONTROL AND SKIDDING OFF LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN11LA527Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAshtabula, OHThe incorrect propeller pitch and lower-than-expected engine speed that did not allow the airplane to attain a proper climb rate during takeoff, and the subsequent hard landing that occurred when the pilot reduced power.Jul 22, 2011 · Substantial damage