# NTSB DEN85LTE04: Woolsey Quickie Q2, N66LW, Rawlins, WY, July 25, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: July 25, 1985, 15:15 local (21:15 UTC)
- Place: Rawlins, WY
- Coordinates: 41.779918, -107.21981 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7799&lon=-107.2198&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 16774
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN85LTE04
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/16774/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LTE04

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - aircraft preflight - inadequate, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - fuselage,cargo compartment - inadequate
  - misc eqpt/furnishings,cargo restraints - other
  - installation - not attained
  - fuselage,bulkhead - other
  - installation - not attained
  - parking brakes - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - diverted attention, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not possible
  - ground loop/swerve - uncontrolled
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing
  - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor)

## Analysis

AFTER TAKING OFF, THE PLT NOTED THAT THE ACFT'S CG HAD SHIFTED, & AS FUEL WAS CONSUMED, THE ELEVATOR DOWN AUTHORITY SEEM TO DECAY. HE SUSPECTED THAT BAGGAGE (STOWED BEHIND THE PLT'S SEAT & INACCESSIBLE DURING FLT) HAD SHIFTED AFT REQUIRING GREATER THAN USUAL FORWARD STICK PRESSURE TO MAINTAIN LEVEL FLT. ALSO, HE STATED THAT DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF THE HOME BUILT ACFT, THE MAIN WHEEL BRAKES WERE LOCKED IN FLT BECAUSE OF VIBRATION. WHEN THE PLT LANDED AT RAWLINS, HE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE CG SITUATION & FORGOT TO UNLOCK THE MAIN WHEEL BRAKES.  DURING THE LANDING TOUCHDOWN, THE ACFT VEERED LEFT ONTO DIRT TERRAIN, CROSSED A DITCH & CAME TO REST WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N66LW](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66LW-1994-07-15), registration cancelled 1994-07-15, S/N 2588 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WOOLSEY QUICKIE Q2
- Registry model: [Woolsey L W QUICKIE 2](https://openairdocs.org/model/woolsey-l-w-quickie-2) (registry code 05645JX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Airframe hours: 100
- Engines: REVMASTER 2100 reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Gordon Pratt
- Registered owner: Lacelle W. Woolsey
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special)
- Departed: EVW, EVANSTON, WY
- Destination: OSH, OSHKOSH, WI
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: RWL, Rawlins, runway 4, 7,008 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 39; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 1,083 total, 110 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 220° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 81 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: RWL

## 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 19850725033779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850725033779A), Jul 25, 1985: Amtrqk QUICKIE2, Rawlins, WY, Destroyed. Pilot distracted by shifting baggage forgot to unlock brakes for landing. Ran through ditch off side of runway.

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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