# NTSB FTW96LA350: Hardy Quickie Q-200, N6NH, Hudson, CO, August 18, 1996 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: August 18, 1996, 14:00 local (20:00 UTC) - Place: Hudson, CO - Coordinates: 40.070762, -104.639068 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0708&lon=-104.6391&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 2 minor - Status: Completed, report November 11, 1996 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 19948 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW96LA350 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/19948/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA350 ## Probable cause delamination of a propeller blade. A factor relating to the accident was: the terrain condition in the emergency landing area (soft/sandy berm and ditch). ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Propeller failure/malfunction, cruise - normal - propeller system/accessories,blade - delamination (cause) - Forced landing, emergency descent/landing - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, emergency landing - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor) - terrain condition - loose gravel/sandy (contributing factor) - terrain condition - berm (contributing factor) - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor) - Nose over, emergency landing ## Analysis The pilot said the airplane was in cruise flight, when a severe vibration shook the airframe. He secured the engine and made a forced landing on a dirt road. During the landing roll, the left wheel contacted a soft sandy berm, pivoting the airplane to the left and into a ditch, where it nosed over. Postaccident examination disclosed that part of the propeller had delaminated. ## Factual narrative On August 18, 1996, approximately 1400 mountain daylight time, a Hardy Quickie Q-200 amateur built airplane, N6NH, was substantially damaged during a forced landing near Hudson, Colorado. The private pilot and a passenger sustained minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight being conducted under Title 14 CFR Part 91, and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated at Watkins, Colorado, on August 18, 1996, approximately 1345. The following is based on a conversation between the pilot and an FAA inspector who went to the accident site, and the Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report. The pilot said the aircraft was in cruise flight when a severe vibration shook the airframe. The pilot secured the engine and made a forced landing on a dirt road. During the landing roll, the left wheel contacted a soft sand berm, pivoting the airplane to the left and into a ditch where it nosed over. Postaccident examination disclosed part of the propeller had delaminated. According to the Aviation Routine Weather Report (METAR) for Denver International Airport, located approximately 9 miles south of the accident site, the wind was variable at 6 knots with gusts to 15 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6NH](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6NH-1997-10-25), registration cancelled 1997-10-25, S/N 002 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: HARDY QUICKIE Q-200 (QUICKIE Q-) - Registry model: [Hardy Henry H JR QUICKIE Q-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/hardy-henry-h-jr-quickie-q-200) (registry code 05624K1) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 002 - Airframe hours: 263 - Engines: Continental O-200 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Henry H. Hardy - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, April 25, 1996, 28 hours before - Departed: FTG, WATKINS, CO - Destination: 48V, ERIE, CO ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 65; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 689 total, 268 in this make and model, 689 as pilot in command, 24 in the last 90 days, 17 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 0° at 6 knots, gusting 15 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft broken - Temperature: 88 °F, dew point 43 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: DEN, 9 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 19960818023029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960818023029A), Aug 18, 1996: Amtr Q2000, Hudson, CO, Minor damage. Prop blade delaminated in flight landed on a road and cartwheeled. From the NTSB's public API. 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