# Accident 20110722018259A: Snow Joseph M QUICKIE 2, Astabula, OH, July 22, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2011, 08:00 local time
- Place: Astabula, OH
- Airport: Ashtabula Co.
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7781° N, 80.6956° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7781&lon=-80.6956&mi=10
- Aircraft: N240JS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N240JS-2018-01-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Snow Joseph M QUICKIE 2 (registry code 05627BD, https://openairdocs.org/model/snow-joseph-m-quickie-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNOW JOSEPH M QUICKIE 2
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 23 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11LA527](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA527) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110722018259A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN11LA527](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA527), Jul 22, 2011: Snow Quickie 2 (N240JS), Ashtabula, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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