- Date
- December 27, 1989, 15:32 local (20:32 UTC)
- Place
- Zephyrhills, FL
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1UQTundermann Venne Q-2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 30, 1991
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19891227053289A
- Case key
- 32538
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Probable cause
Loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
Plt's first flight in the Q2. On initial climbout at about 400 feet AGL the engine quit. Plt made emergency ldg to dry packed clay field. Airplane touched down in 15 degree nose up wings level attitude at about 85 knots. Airplane bounced up and struck the ground separating the left main ldg gear from the airframe. This was the first flight of the airplane after sitting outside for 2 years without being flown or serviced with fuel. Pilot stated he had drained a considerable amount of water & debris from the main fuel tank. Pilot elected not to defuel tanks. Airplane not certified airworthy.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1UQ
- Reported as
- Tundermann Venne Q-2
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 2372
- Engine
- Revmaster 2100, 75 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Toups, R.W./Savel, D.W.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 3,300 total · 3,000 as pilot in command · 75 in the last 90 days · 25 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 20° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PIE, 33 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.