# NTSB LAX94LA378: Quickie-Myers Q2, N813S, Van Nuys, CA, September 17, 1994

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 17, 1994, 14:43 local (21:43 UTC)
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Location: 34.2098° N, 118.4900° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VAN NUYS (VNY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2098&lon=-118.4900&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 18, 1995
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 28872
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX94LA378
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/28872/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA378

## Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate landing flare, which resulted in a hard touchdown and buckling of the canard.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - flare - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - canard - overload
  - canard - buckled

## Analysis

THE PILOT INDICATED THAT DURING LANDING FLARE THE NOSE DROPPED, WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING.  THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED DOWN THE RUNWAY BUT WAS STEERABLE WITH THE TAIL WHEEL.  AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THE RIGHT CANARD STRUCTURE HAD BUCKLED AT MIDSPAN.  THE PILOT ALSO REPORTED THAT NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS OR FAILURES OCCURRED DURING THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT.

## Factual narrative

On September 17, 1994, at 1443 Pacific daylight time, a Quickie-Myers, Q2, N813S, operated by the pilot, made a hard landing on runway 16R at the Van Nuys Airport, Van Nuys, California.  The home built airplane was substantially damaged, and neither the private pilot nor passenger was injured.  Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the personal flight which originated from Van Nuys at 1330.

In the pilot's completed "Aircraft Accident Report," NTSB Form 6120.1, he indicated that during landing flare the nose dropped and the airplane landed hard.  The airplane did not bounce.  It skidded down the runway and was steerable with the tail wheel.  An examination of the airplane revealed the right canard structure had buckled at midspan.  The pilot also reported that no mechanical malfunctions or failures occurred during the accident flight.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N813S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N813S-2002-11-21), registration cancelled 2002-11-21, S/N 2087, built 1988 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: QUICKIE-MYERS Q2
- Registry model: [Myers Gordon Q-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/myers-gordon-q-2) (registry code 05645DW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Revmaster 2100](https://openairdocs.org/engine/revmaster-2100) (registry code 52550, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: 2087
- Airframe hours: 190
- Engines: REVMASTER DQ2100 64 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Eugene M. Kruse, Jr.
- Registered owner: Juno 36 Trust
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, July 16, 1994, 28 hours before
- Airport: VNY, Van Nuys, runway 16R, 8,001 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 57; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 4,500 total, 190 in this make and model, 4,380 as pilot in command, 45 in the last 90 days, 18 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 200° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 84 °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 19940917048199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940917048199A), Sep 17, 1994: Amtr Q2, Van Nuys, CA, Substantial damage. Made hard landing. Buckled right canard at midspan. (.4)the pilot indicated that during landing flare the nose dropped, which resulted in a hard landing. The…

## Other investigations on N813S (1)

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 LAX00LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA078), Jan 21, 2000: Myers Q-2 (N813S), Compton, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff roll.

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.

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