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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Welch Floyd L QUICKIE Q-2 · Hazelton, PA · July 23, 2015

Date
July 23, 2015 · 17:00 local
Place
Hazelton, PA
Airport
Hazelton Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N518JW
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA15CA203
Reported as
Welch Floyd L Quickie Q-2
Reported engine
Revmaster 2100
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
54 total1 in this make and model32 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Aircraft had been recently purchased and the pilot had no tail wheel training nor any training in this aircraft,while conducting his first flight in this aircraft on his first landing he lost control of the aircraft during the roll out phase of the landing, the aircraft exited the runway into grass striking a taxiway light and flipping the aircraft over causing substantial damage

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN RECENTLY PURCHASED AND THE PILOT HAD NO TAIL WHEEL TRAINING NOR ANY TRAINING IN THIS AIRCRAFT,WHILE CONDUCTING HIS FIRST FLIGHT IN THIS AIRCRAFT ON HIS FIRST LANDING HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE ROLL OUT PHASE OF THE LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY INTO GRASS STRIKING A TAXIWAY LIGHT AND FLIPPING THE AIRCRAFT OVER CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE

NTSB investigation

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