# NTSB DFW07CA025: Eiben Theodore Quickie Q-200, N218E, Denton, TX, November 11, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: November 11, 2006, 13:00 local (19:00 UTC) - Place: Denton, TX - Coordinates: 33.203122, -97.197957 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2031&lon=-97.1980&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 26, 2007 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Fort Worth, Texas - NTSB case key (mKey): 64852 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DFW07CA025 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/64852/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA025 ## Probable cause The loss of control during takeoff as result of the failure of the right wing for undetermined reasons. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction, takeoff - reason for occurrence undetermined - In flight collision with terrain/water, takeoff - terrain condition - runway ## Analysis The right wing of the single-engine tail-wheel equipped experimental airplane failed while the pilot was attempting the first takeoff of the day. The 325-hour private pilot, who reported having accumulated a total of 55-hours in the same make and model, had just lifted off runway 35 (a 5,999-foot long by 150-foot wide asphalt runway), when the airplane's "pitch control felt different, sort of sluggish like it wanted more speed." The pilot responded by leveling the airplane's attitude and increasing the airspeed to approximately 90 mph before rotating a second time. While approximately three feet above the runway, the airplane "abruptly rolled to the right as though something had broken." The airplane subsequently impacted the runway and the right wing, near mid span, folded upward striking the canopy. The airplane came to rest in an upright position and the pilot was able to exit the airplane unassisted. The pilot added that prior to takeoff all engine and airplane "functions" were operating normally. The pilot further reported that the composite homebuilt airplane had been constructed 17 years earlier and had accumulated approximate 425-hours total time. ## Factual narrative The right wing of the single-engine tail-wheel equipped experimental airplane failed while the pilot was attempting the first takeoff of the day. The 325-hour private pilot, who reported having accumulated a total of 55-hours in the make and model airplane involved in the accident, had just lifted off runway 35 (a 5,999-foot long by 150-foot wide asphalt runway), when the airplane's "pitch control felt different, sort of sluggish like it wanted more speed." The pilot responded by leveling the airplane's attitude and increasing the airspeed to approximately 90 mph before rotating a second time. While approximately three feet above the runway, the airplane "abruptly rolled to the right as though something had broken." The airplane subsequently impacted the runway and the right wing, near mid span, folded upward striking the canopy. The airplane came to rest in an upright position and the pilot was able to exit the airplane unassisted. The pilot added that prior to takeoff all engine and airplane "functions" were operating normally. The pilot further reported that the composite homebuilt airplane had been constructed 17 years earlier and had accumulated approximate 425-hours total time. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N218E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N218E-2008-09-11), registration cancelled 2008-09-11, S/N 2735, built 1987 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Eiben Theodore Quickie Q-200 - Registry model: [Eiben Theodore Q-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/eiben-theodore-q-2) (registry code 05645XF) (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: 2735 - Airframe hours: 425 - Engines: Continental O-200A 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Mark S. Magnino - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Condition, September 1, 2006 - Departed: DTO, DENTON, TX - Destination: Denton, TX - Airport: KDTO, Denton Municipal Aiport, runway 35, 5,999 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 51; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review May 1, 2005; seat: left; flight hours: 325 total, 55 in this make and model, 275 as pilot in command ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 360° at 10 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 64 °F, dew point 34 °F ## 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 20061111022529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061111022529A), Nov 11, 2006: Amtr Q2, Denton, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) PIC lost control of aircraft on takeoff. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.