# NTSB BFO93LA066: Quickie 200, N687EA, N. Kingstown, RI, May 2, 1993

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 2, 1993, 15:40 local (19:40 UTC)
- Place: N. Kingstown, RI
- Location: 41.5974° N, 71.4124° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at QUONSET STATE (OQU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5974&lon=-71.4124&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 13, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 11928
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=BFO93LA066
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/11928/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA066

## Probable cause

IMPROPER FLARE BY THE PILOT.

## Sequence of events

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

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- Main gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - landing gear,main gear - overload
- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing
  - directional control - not possible
- On ground/water collision with object, landing

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N687EA-2013-07-08), registration cancelled 2013-07-08, S/N 2411 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: QUICKIE 200
- Registry model: [Angel Elbert S JR QUICKIE 200](https://openairdocs.org/model/angel-elbert-s-jr-quickie-200) (registry code 05645A1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: 2411
- Airframe hours: 152
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 50; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19930502011399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930502011399A), May 2, 1993: Amtrqk QUICKIE2, North Kingstown, RI, Substantial damage. Ballooned landing. Came back down hard. Collapsed left main and cracked left wing. Departed runway into barricades.

## Other investigations on N687EA (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 BFO94LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA012), Nov 16, 1993: Angel Elbert S JR Quickie 200 (N687EA), North Kingston, RI, destroyed. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO UNDETERMINED REASONS.

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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