# Accident 20200711004819A: Gillespie/Sears Q-2, Preston, ID, July 11, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 2020, 14:26 local time
- Place: Preston, ID
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1069° N, 111.9125° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1069&lon=-111.9125&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85BJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85BJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gillespie/Sears Q-2 (registry code 05645WF, https://openairdocs.org/model/gillespie-sears-q-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Revmaster 2100 (registry code 52550, https://openairdocs.org/engine/revmaster-2100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GILLESPIE/SEARS Q-2
- Reported engine: REVMASTER 2100
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 163 total, 7 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20CA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA221) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200711004819A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS FLYING FROM ANN ARBOR MICHIGAN WITH HIS NEWLY PURCHASED AIRCRAFT.  HIS ONLY TRAINING IN THE Q2 AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIING AT LOW AND HIGH SPEED.  HE WAS UNABLE TO OBTAIN FURTHER TRAINING PRIOR TO DEPARTING.  THE PILOT WAS RUNNING LOW ON FUEL DUE TO A SLOWER GROUND SPEED THAN EXPECTED.  HE ELECTED TO DIVERT TO THE PRESTON, IDAHO AIRPORT (U10) TO OBTAIN FUEL.  DUE TO THE LACK OF PERFORMANCE CALCULATION DATA FOR EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT, THE PILOT ESTIMATED THE TAKE-OFF DISTANCE BASED ON EXPERIENCE AT THE ANN ARBOR MICHIGAN AIRPORT, AND MAKING WHAT HE BELIEVED WAS SUFFICIENT ADJUSTMENTS FOR THE AIRPORT AT A HIGHER ALTITUDE AND TEMPERATURE.  WITH A DENSITY OF APPROXIMATELY 8,400 FEET WITH 94 DEGREES AND AN ELEVATION OF 4,728 FEET MSL.  THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT POWER FOR THE CONDITIONS.  THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND WAS UNABLE TO CLIMB.  HE CRASHED APPROXIMATELY ¼ MILE OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT AND RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 WPR20CA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA221), Jul 11, 2020: Quickie Q2 (N85BJ), Preston, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during takeoff in high density altitude conditions, which resulted in a collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure…

## Other reports on N85BJ (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19980426017859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980426017859I), Apr 26, 1998: Amtr Q2 (N85BJ), Twin Falls, ID. Engine failed. Made emergency landing in field. A clogged oil passage resulted in main bearing failure.

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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