- Date
- August 10, 1986, 19:07 local (Aug 11, 1986, 00:07 UTC)
- Place
- Grand Island, NE
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N39202Amateur Built Quickie Q2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860810038219A
- Case key
- 34089
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft engine developed severe roughness during cruise and the plt decided to make an emergency landing. During approach, the engine quit and the plt attempted a tight turn to the runway. During the turn, the aircraft hit the asphalt ramp in a left wing down, nose low attitude. No record of an annual inspection was found. Inspection of engine found deterioration of valves and spark plugs.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N39202
- Reported as
- Amateur Built Quickie Q2
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 2259
- Airframe hours
- 7
- Engine
- Revmaster 2100-DQ, 63 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- John A. Aspen
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Airport
- CRI · Central Nebraska Regional, runway 35, 7,001 × 150 ft, macadam
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 337 total · 7 in this make and model · 254 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Observed at
- GRI
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.