MKC83LA124

NTSB accident investigation · Quickie Q2 · Grain Valley, MO · June 10, 1983

Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
June 10, 1983, 10:00 local (15:00 UTC)
Place
Grain Valley, MO
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N82YLQuickie Q2
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19830610025039A
Case key
33419

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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.

Loss of control - on ground/waterLanding - roll
Landing gear,normal brake system - asymmetricalFactor
Directional control - not maintainedPilot in commandCause
Ground loop/swerve - uncontrolledPilot in commandCause
Nose overLanding - roll
Brakes(normal) - improper use ofPilot in commandCause

Analysis

The acft ran off the right side of the rwy and nosed over during landing. The plt stated that after a wheel landing he lowered the tail wheel to the rwy and applied the hand brake lever. The right brake grabbed and the acft turned right, rolling and skidding off the rwy and nosed over. Investigation revealed evidence of skidmarks from the right tire on therwy where the acft departed the rwy. An inspection of the brake assembly by an FAA airworthiness inspector did not show any evidence of a failure of malfunction in the brake system.

Aircraft

Registration
N82YL
Reported as
Quickie Q2
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Serial number
2215
Airframe hours
35
Engine
Unknown UNKNOWN, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Operator
James L. Anderson
Registered owner
Larry Young/George Losey
Last inspection
Annual · May 5, 1982 · 35 hours before
Departed
GVW · Kansas City, MO
Airport
3GV · East Kansas City, runway 9, 3,800 × 45 ft, asphalt

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
46
Certificates
Flight instructor, Commercial
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Center
Flight hours
3,863 total · 23 in this make and model · 3,763 as pilot in command · 23 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
180° at 10 knots
Visibility
7 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
20,000 ft broken
Temperature
82 °F, dew point 63 °F
Altimeter
30.00 inHg
Observed at
MKC, 19 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.

Other investigations on N82YL · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.