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NTSB accident investigation · Quickie · Rawlins, WY · August 12, 1982

Accident · Serious injuriesFinal report
Date
August 12, 1982, 08:00 local (14:00 UTC)
Place
Rawlins, WY
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N88QQuickie
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report August 12, 1983
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19820812037919A
Case key
72348

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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.

Hard landingLanding - flare/touchdown
Weather condition - high density altitudeFactor
Level off - improperPilot in commandCause

Analysis

The plt returned to the arpt since he couldn't gain enough altitude to climb over surrounding terrain. He stated he also had trouble holding altitude on the downwind leg. During the landing the left wheel struck the ground & the momentum of impact put the acft into a right hand snap roll. The acft crashed inverted adjacent to the rwy. The acft's eng is rated at 18 HP at sea level. The density altitude was approximately 9,000 ft.

Aircraft

Registration
N88Q
Reported as
Quickie
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Serial number
ONE
Airframe hours
800
Engine
Onan B48MGAO, 18 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Operator
W. Hartman
Registered owner
W. Hartman
Departed
RWL · Rawlins, WY
Destination
SLC · Salt Lake City, UT
Flight plan
VFR
Airport
RWL · Rawlins Muni, runway 22, asphalt

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
62
Certificates
Flight instructor, Airline transport
Airplane ratings
Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Flight hours
28,200 total · 300 in this make and model · 28,000 as pilot in command · 55 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
230° at 15 knots
Visibility
60 statute miles
Temperature
151 °F
Altimeter
30.00 inHg

FAA reports on this event · 1

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