# NTSB SEA84LA231: Drake Quickie II, N42Q, Twin Falls, ID, September 19, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 18, 1984, 19:49 local (Sep 19, 1984, 01:49 UTC)
- Place: Twin Falls, ID
- Coordinates: 42.410663, -114.590446 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4107&lon=-114.5904&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 40013
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA84LA231
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/40013/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA231

## Analysis

THE PLT SAID THAT THE ACFT PORPOISED 2 OR 3 TIMES AFTER INITIAL TOUCHDOWN. AFTER BOUNCING, THE ACFT VEERED TO THE RT, GROUND LOOPED AND NOSED OVER AFTER CONTACTING THE SOFT GROUND OFF THE SIDE OF THE RWY.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, landing - flare/touchdown
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of familiarity with aircraft, pilot in command (cause)
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - not corrected, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- Nose over, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N42Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42Q), registered now, S/N 2290 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DRAKE QUICKIE II
- Registry model: [Drake R L / Drake H A Q2](https://openairdocs.org/model/drake-r-l-drake-h-a-q2) (registry code 05645PV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Revmaster 2100](https://openairdocs.org/engine/revmaster-2100) (registry code 52550, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: 2290
- Airframe hours: 28
- Engines: Revmaster 2100DQ 64 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Harold A. Drake
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, April 8, 1984, 28 hours before
- Departed: TWF, TWIN FALLS, ID
- Destination: TWF, TWIN FALLS, ID
- Airport: TWE, Twin Falls City, runway 6, 7,151 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 58; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 380 total, 5 in this make and model, 320 as pilot in command, 3 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: TWF

## 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 19840918052719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840918052719A), Sep 18, 1984: Amtrqk QUICKIE2, Twin Falls, ID, Substantial damage. Bounced and porpoised on landing. Left the runway, ground looped and flipped over.

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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