# Accident 20150723011449A: Welch Floyd L QUICKIE Q-2, Hazelton, PA, July 23, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 2015, 17:00 local time
- Place: Hazelton, PA
- Airport: Hazelton Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9864° N, 75.9869° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9864&lon=-75.9869&mi=10
- Aircraft: N518JW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N518JW-2016-07-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Welch Floyd L QUICKIE Q-2 (registry code 05619J8, https://openairdocs.org/model/welch-floyd-l-quickie-q-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Revmaster 2100 (registry code 52550, https://openairdocs.org/engine/revmaster-2100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WELCH FLOYD L QUICKIE Q-2
- Reported engine: REVMASTER 2100
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 54 total, 1 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA203) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150723011449A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 GAA15CA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA203), Jul 23, 2015: Welch Floyd L Quickie Q 2 (N518JW), Hazleton, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and nose over.

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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