# NTSB NYC95LA144: Koval Quickie II, N4372V, Akron, OH, July 9, 1995 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Fatal · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 9, 1995, 16:10 local (20:10 UTC) - Place: Akron, OH - Coordinates: 41.039608, -81.51947 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0396&lon=-81.5195&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Fatal - Injuries: 1 fatal - Status: Completed, report February 27, 1996 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 38988 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC95LA144 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/38988/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA144 ## Probable cause the pilot's improper maneuver during the turn to final approach, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin, and collision with the terrain. Factors in this accident were the pilot's lack of experience in this make and model, and his lack of recent experience. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - in flight, approach - vfr pattern - base leg/base to final - aircraft control - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - lack of total experience in type of aircraft, pilot in command (contributing factor) - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - stall - In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled - terrain condition - open field ## Analysis The pilot and builder of the homebuilt airplane had been conducting takeoffs and landings for about 15 minutes. Witnesses observed the airplane perform a touch-and-go landing on runway 25. During the intial climb from runway 25, the airplane performed a 180 degree turn, and conducted another touch-and-go on runway 7. When the airplane departed runway 7, it pulled up to the right, followed by a hard left turn back toward runway 25. As the airplane approached a 90 degree bank angle, the nose dropped, and the airplane impacted the ground. Examination of the wreckage revealed no pre-impact failures of the airplane or engine. Investigation revealed that the pilot's first flight in the airplane, 10 months prior to the accident, resulted in a hard landing and a broken wing spar. The next 2 flights, 1 to 2 months prior to the accident, lasted about 30 minutes each. The pilot's total flying experience was estimated to be about 120 hours, of which 1.5 hours were in this make and model. The pilot's only flying during the previous 90 days was in this airplane. ## Factual narrative On July 9, 1995, at 1610 eastern daylight time, a homebuilt Quickie II, N4372V, was destroyed when it impacted the ground near the Akron-Fulton Airport (AKR), Akron, Ohio. The private pilot was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, for the personal flight that departed AKR, at 1555. No flight plan had been filed for the flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. The pilot, and builder of the airplane, had been conducting takeoffs and landings in the traffic pattern for about 15 minutes. A witness near the airport stated: ...I was at...the east end of runway 25. I pulled in to watch a Quickie shoot touch-n-go's. On his last touch and go, he was going west on 25. He touched and pulled up, made a 180, and came back on runway 7. He touched again [on runway 7] and pulled up to his right...He proceeded to make a hard left turn to make it back to runway 25. From a near vertical bank, the plane stalled on final. It fell straight down on the left wing and cartwheeled. According to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Inspector, the airplane impacted the ground, left wing first, about 2,000 feet short of the runway. Examination of the wreckage revealed no pre-impact failures of the airplane or engine. In a telephone interview, a friend of the pilot's stated to the FAA Inspector that the pilot's first flight in the airplane was during September, 1994. This flight lasted less then 2 minutes, and resulted in a hard landing and a broken wing spar. The pilot's next flight in the airplane lasted about 25 minutes, and occurred at the end of May, or beginning of June, 1995. A subsequent 30 minute flight occurred, which included 4 takeoffs and landings. The friend estimated that the pilot had accumulated 120 hours of total flight experience, of which 1.5 hours were in the Quickie II. The friend estimated that the pilot had performed a total of 7 to 8 landings in the Quickie. Also, the pilot's only flying during the previous 90 days was in the Quickie II. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N4372V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4372V-1995-10-05), registration cancelled 1995-10-05, S/N 2282 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: KOVAL QUICKIE II - Registry model: [Parsons / Kunselman / Koval Q 2 QUICKIE II](https://openairdocs.org/model/parsons-kunselman-koval-q-2-quickie-ii) (registry code 056450L) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 2282 - Airframe hours: 2 - Engines: REVMASTER 2100D reciprocating - Damage: Destroyed - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Donald E. Koval - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Continuous airworthiness, July 8, 1995, 0 hours before - Departed: AKR - Airport: AKR, Akron-Fulton, runway 25, 5,998 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 49; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; toxicology performed; flight hours: 120 total, 2 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 320° at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 7,500 ft broken - Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 57 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: CAK, 8 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19950709017149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950709017149A), Jul 9, 1995: Amtrqk QUICKIE2, Akron, OH, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Made procedure turn to land on same runway in opposite direction. Turn too steep. Stalled. Cartwheeled on impact. (-23) appears from witness statements, pilot… From the NTSB's public API. 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