- Date
- May 2, 1993, 15:40 local (19:40 UTC)
- Place
- N. Kingstown, RI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N687EAQuickie 200
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 13, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930502011399A
- Case key
- 11928
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Probable cause
Improper flare by the pilot.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot reported that during the flare to land on runway 5, the airplane 'ballooned' and then landed hard. During touchdown, the left main gear collapsed and the left wing cracked, causing the airplane to pull to the left. The airplane departed the runway, entered a construction site and was damaged. The pilot reported the wind was from 090 deg at 12 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N687EA
- Reported as
- Quickie 200
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 2411
- Airframe hours
- 152
- Engine
- Continental O-200, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Elbert S. Angel Jr.
- Registered owner
- Elbert S. Angel Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 1, 1992 · 50 hours before
- Airport
- OQU · Quonset State, runway 5, 4,003 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 50
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 450 total · 152 in this make and model · 327 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OQU, 1 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.
Other investigations on N687EA · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.