# NTSB MKC82DA091: Homebuilt Quickie 2, N82YL, Kansas City, MO, May 19, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: May 19, 1982, 11:10 local (16:10 UTC)
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Coordinates: 39.210605, -94.569358 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2106&lon=-94.5694&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 19, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71223
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC82DA091
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71223/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA091

## 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)
  - lack of total experience in type of aircraft, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - go-around - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
- Main gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - landing gear,main gear - overload (contributing factor)
  - ground loop/swerve - uncontrolled, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

DURING LANDING/TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR. THE PILOT ELECTED TO DECREASE POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD AND GROUND LOOPED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N82YL](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N82YL-1997-08-22), registration cancelled 1997-08-22, S/N 2215 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HOMEBUILT QUICKIE 2
- Registry model: [Young-Losey Q2](https://openairdocs.org/model/young-losey-q2) (registry code 05645JU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: 2215
- Airframe hours: 2
- Engines: REVMASTER 2100-DQ reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Larry Young
- Registered owner: Larry Young
- Departed: GVW, KANSAS CITY, MO
- Destination: GVW, KANSAS CITY, MO
- Airport: GVW, Richards-Gebaur, runway 18, 9,000 × 150 ft, concrete

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 569 total, 1 in this make and model, 542 as pilot in command

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 360° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles

## 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 19820519020219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820519020219A), May 19, 1982: Amtrqk QUICKIE2, Kansas City, MO, Substantial damage. Bounced landing, lost control and ground looped on first solo flight.

## Other investigations on N82YL (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 MKC84LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA057), Jan 4, 1984: Young-Losey Q-2 (N82YL), Kansas City, MO, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC83LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA124), Jun 10, 1983: Quickie Q2 (N82YL), Grain Valley, MO, substantial damage

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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