# NTSB ERA13CA394: Hoskins Samuel R Quickie Q2, N202SH, Zelienople, PA, August 30, 2013 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: August 30, 2013, 13:05 local (17:05 UTC) - Place: Zelienople, PA - Coordinates: 40.810905, -80.199554 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8109&lon=-80.1996&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Takeoff: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 23, 2014 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - NTSB case key (mKey): 87959 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA13CA394 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/87959/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=87959 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA394 ## Probable cause The pilot's loss of directional control during takeoff due to right main landing gear contact with a pool of standing water on the runway which resulted in a runway excursion. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Runway/land/takeoff/taxi surface: wet surface](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023010): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Effect on operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Hoskins Samuel R QUICKIE Q2, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023010/cases.md?model=05645NQ), [All aircraft, 141 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023010/cases.md) - [Airport facilities/design: runway/landing area condition](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03017035): Environmental issues › Operating environment · Effect on equipment (probable cause); cases with it: [Hoskins Samuel R QUICKIE Q2, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03017035/cases.md?model=05645NQ), [All aircraft, 61 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03017035/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Hoskins Samuel R QUICKIE Q2, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=05645NQ), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Hoskins Samuel R QUICKIE Q2, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=05645NQ), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Oversight: oversight of operation](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/04032015): Organizational issues › Support/oversight/monitoring · Airport; cases with it: [Hoskins Samuel R QUICKIE Q2, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/04032015/cases.md?model=05645NQ), [All aircraft, 61 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/04032015/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Takeoff: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Hoskins Samuel R QUICKIE Q2, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=05645NQ), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Takeoff: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490); cases with it: [Hoskins Samuel R QUICKIE Q2, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md?model=05645NQ), [All aircraft, 1,309 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md) - [Takeoff: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Hoskins Samuel R QUICKIE Q2, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=05645NQ), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) ## Analysis According to the pilot, he was departing from runway 17 at the end of a 500 foot displaced threshold. While accelerating, the right wheel went through a shallow pool of standing water on the runway, which caused the airplane to veer to the right. The airplane continued into the grass down a slope and impacted the base of the slope. Examination of the airplane revealed that the left canard (front wing) broke at the mid-span of the wing. The pilot did not report any preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. Examination of the standing water revealed that it was approximately one inch deep, and according to the airport manager, it is due to a run off stream under the runway. A review of the airports AWOS and NOTAMs revealed that the standing water was not reported. ## Factual narrative According to the pilot, he was departing from runway 17 at the end of a 500 foot displaced threshold. While accelerating, the right wheel went through a shallow pool of standing water on the runway, which caused the airplane to veer to the right. The airplane continued into the grass down a slope and impacted the base of the slope. Examination of the airplane revealed that the left canard (front wing) broke at the mid-span of the wing. The pilot did not report any preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. Examination of the standing water revealed that it was approximately one inch deep, and according to the airport manager, it is due to a run off stream under the runway. A review of the airports AWOS and NOTAMs revealed that the standing water was not reported. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N202SH](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N202SH), registered now, S/N 2614 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: HOSKINS SAMUEL R QUICKIE Q2 - Registry model: [Hoskins Samuel R QUICKIE Q2](https://openairdocs.org/model/hoskins-samuel-r-quickie-q2) (registry code 05645NQ) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-200-A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-a) (registry code 17191, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 2614 - Airframe hours: 1875 - Engines: CONT MOTOR 0-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Hoskins Samuel R - Registered owner: Hoskins Samuel R - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, June 8, 2013, 30 hours before - Departed: PJC, Zelienople, PA - Destination: ORE, Orange Municipa, MA - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: PJC, Zelienople Municipal Airport, runway 17, 4,933 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 62; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review June 15, 2013; seat: left; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 2,240 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 220° at 3 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 3,800 ft broken - Temperature: 19 °F - Altimeter: 29.95 inHg - Observed at: BVI, 10 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20130830023689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130830023689A), Aug 30, 2013: Hoskins Samuel R QUICKIE Q2, Zelienople, PA, Substantial damage. Pilot states the following as contributing factors involved in this accident: ?Incident happened while departing rwy 17 from end of the displaced threshold.… ## Other investigations on N202SH (2) 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. - [NTSB CHI01LA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA282), Aug 22, 2001: Hoskins Quickie Q2 (N202SH), Carbondale, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the tailwheel spring. A factor was the directional control not possible by the pilot. - [NTSB CHI86FER15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FER15), Jul 29, 1986: Samuel R. Hoskins Q-200 (N202SH), Eden Prairie, MN, substantial damage ## Docket (7 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 16, 2014, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=87959. 9.2 MB in all. - Record of Conversation-Airport manager (item 1, .PDF, 50 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40402481&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Record%20of%20Conversation-Airport%20manager-Master.PDF - Other Pertinent Forms and Reports-Pilots statement (item 2, .PDF, 22 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40402482&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Other%20Pertinent%20Forms%20and%20Reports-Pilots%20statement-Redacted.PDF - Reports from Federal Agencies-FAA inspector statement (item 3, .PDF, 87 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40402531&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Reports%20from%20Federal%20Agencies-FAA%20inspector%20statement-Redacted.PDF - Photo 1-FAA photo-measuring standing pool of water (item 4, .PDF, 2.4 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40402523&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%201-FAA%20photo-measuring%20standing%20pool%20of%20water-Master.PDF - Photo 2-FAA photo-Standing water (item 5, .PDF, 3.3 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40402528&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%202-FAA%20photo-Standing%20water-Master.PDF - Photo 3-FAA photo-broken wing/gear canard (item 6, .PDF, 1.6 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40402529&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%203-FAA%20photo-broken%20wing%2Fgear%20canard-Master.PDF - Photo 4-FAA photo-broken wing/gear canard underside (item 7, .PDF, 1.7 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40402530&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%204-FAA%20photo-broken%20wing%2Fgear%20canard%20underside-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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