- Date
- August 8, 1986, 15:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Billings, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N21QQE. E. Schilling Q-2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860808038559A
- Case key
- 17034
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Analysis
Plt stated after accident that he had a minor eng problem prior to departure from big timber. He stated that the problem was corrected and the flight commenced to Billings. While on final approach to rwy 04 at Billings the plt experienced a partial loss of pwr. He was able to land on the rwy but bounced the acft several times on touchdown. The plt was unable to recover and the acft departed the side of the rwy. The density alt was calculated to be 6,344 ft. no reason for the partial loss of pwr could be determined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N21QQ
- Reported as
- E. E. Schilling Q-2
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 2005
- Airframe hours
- 250
- Engine
- Revmaster DT 2100 TURBO, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Michael R. Moore
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 31, 1986 · 20 hours before
- Departed
- 65O · Big Timber, MT
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- BIL · Logan Int'L, runway 4, 5,704 × 150 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 100 total · 17 in this make and model · 50 as pilot in command · 27 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 20° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BIL
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N21QQ · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.