# Accident 20180811010939A: Cheek John H Jr Q-2, Helena, MT, August 11, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 2018, 12:30 local time
- Place: Helena, MT
- Airport: Helena Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.6067° N, 111.9833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6067&lon=-111.9833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N624JC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N624JC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cheek John H JR Q-2 (registry code 05645YE, https://openairdocs.org/model/cheek-john-h-jr-q-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Subaru ALL MDLS A/B (registry code 59050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHEEK JOHN H JR Q-2
- Reported engine: SUBARU ALL MDLS A/B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 1 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA482](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA482) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180811010939A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 11, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 1230 MDT (1830Z) A CHEEK JOHN H JR Q-2 SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSALAGE,  PROP AND BOTH LEFT ANT RIGHT LANDING GEAR WERE BROKEN OFF THE AIRFRAME, WHEN THE PILOT LOST CONTROL ON ROTATION AND ABORTED THE TAKE-OFF THEN VEERING LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY AREA AND INTO THE GRASS AT THE HELENA REGIONAL  AIRPORT (HLN) WHILE ON A 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS UNINJURED. THIS FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE HELENA REGIONAL AIRPORT (HLN).

## 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 GAA18CA482](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA482), Aug 11, 2018: Qac Quickie (N624JC), helena, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain yaw control and a proper descent rate during an aborted takeoff.

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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