- Date
- August 25, 1990, 19:00 local (Aug 26, 1990, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Delphi, IN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N42LQJohnson Quickie 299
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 30, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900825037089A
- Case key
- 14506
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Probable cause
Pilot/mechanic's improper installation of the rudder cable turnbuckles.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot reported that immediately after takeoff the airplane tended to roll inverted. With an increase in airspeed, the pilot was able to control the roll tendency, but stated a heavy right yaw existed. Aprx 3/4 of a mile from the airport, the engine began running rough, so the pilot returned to the airport. A go-around was made during the first approach due to excessive airspeed. The pilot shut down the engine on short final of the second approach. On touchdown, the airplane traveled (bouncing) off the right side of the runway into the grass and corn crop. Post-accident inspection revealed the right rudder cable was disconnected at the modified turnbuckle installation. The pilot, also the mechanic, reported the cotter pin was left out allowing the bolt and nut connector to back out.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N42LQ
- Reported as
- Johnson Quickie 299 (QUICKIE 29)
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 299
- Airframe hours
- 77
- Engine
- unknown JLO, 40 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Bruce Carl Thompson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 25, 1990
- Departed
- 1L9 · Delphi, IN
- Airport
- IL9 · Delphi Muni, runway 18, 2,891 × 60 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
- 32
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 933 total · 4 in this make and model · 847 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LAF, 14 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.