# NTSB BFO85FA007: Quickie Q2, N5571W, Clinton, MD, December 2, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: December 2, 1984, 14:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place: Clinton, MD
- Coordinates: 38.76015, -76.889526 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7602&lon=-76.8895&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 11121
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=BFO85FA007
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/11121/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO85FA007

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - landing gear,tire - binding(mechanical) (contributing factor)
  - maintenance,installation - improper, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not possible, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with object, takeoff
  - remedial action - attempted, pilot in command (cause)
  - aircraft weight and balance - inaccurate, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - aborted takeoff - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - object - vehicle (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE ACFT WAS MAKING ITS FIRST TAKEOFF FOLLOWING SEVERAL PREVIOUS HOURS OF TAXI TESTS. WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE DRIFTED TO THE LEFT EARLY IN THE TAKEOFF ROLL UNTIL THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL DROPPED OFF THE RWY. THE ACFT YAWED TO THE LEFT AND CONTINUED ACROSS THE GRASS AND A PARALLEL TAXIWAY ONTO A PARKING RAMP. GROUND TRACKS ON THE RAMP VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND GENERALLY PARALLELED THE RWY HDG BEFORE ENDING ABOUT 100 FT FROM TWO PARKED VEHICLES. THE ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE SLIGHTLY BEFORE STRIKING THE TWO VEHICLES, PUSHING ONE INTO A PARKED ACFT. EXAMINATION REVEALED THE PRESENCE OF PROMINENT RUBBER TRANSFER MARKS ON THE TOP INSIDE TIRE SURFACE. THE MAIN WHEELS MOUNT ON THE TIPS OF THE 16.5 FT SPANCONARD. WIDTH OF THE TAKEOFF RUNWAY IS 30 FT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5571W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5571W-1991-03-28), registration cancelled 1991-03-28, S/N 2291 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: QUICKIE Q2
- Registry model: [Barto Leroy QUICKIE Q-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/barto-leroy-quickie-q-200) (registry code 05645UH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: 2291
- Engines: Revmaster 2100-D 67 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Leroy Barto
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection: Unknown, November 29, 1984, 0 hours before
- Airport: W32, Hyde Field, runway 23, 2,820 × 30 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 57; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; toxicology performed; flight hours: 245 total, 181 as pilot in command, 5 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 170° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 12,000 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft overcast
- Temperature: 50 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: DCA, 8 nm away

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19841202048179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841202048179A), Dec 2, 1984: Amtrqk QUICKIE2, Clinton, MD, Substantial damage. Error in assembling left axle caused tire to rub inside top of wheel fairing. Veered off runway, hit parked autos.

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.

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