- Date
- May 25, 1987, 11:40 local (16:40 UTC)
- Place
- Sherman, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N85QQuickie Q2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 14, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870525015829A
- Case key
- 22370
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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.
Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid
Flight controls - improper use ofCause
Nose over
Terrain condition - softFactor
Analysis
The pilot stated that during the takeoff run the left side of the aircraft appeared to be developing more lift than the right. The right wing tip dragged, causing the aircraft to veer to the right side into the mud where it flipped inverted before stopping. Post accident examination failed to reveal evidence of pre-accident control problems.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N85Q
- Reported as
- Quickie Q2
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 332
- Airframe hours
- 100
- Engine
- Volkswagen GLOBAL, 37 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- James E. Masal
- Registered owner
- Ernest R. Giles
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Departed
- F39 · Sherman, TX
- Airport
- F39 · Grayson County, runway 17L, 9,000 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 45
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 3,000 total · 90 in this make and model · 2,500 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DAL, 50 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.