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NTSB accident investigation · Hardesty/Hays Quickie Q2 · Twisp, WA · July 9, 1990

Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal report

Date: July 9, 1990, 12:55 local (19:55 UTC)
Place: Twisp, WA
Injuries: 1 minor
Damage: Destroyed
Phase of flight: Landing
Aircraft: N4416QHardesty/Hays Quickie Q2
Weather: Visual (VMC) · Day
Status: Completed · report October 20, 1992
Report: Approved by Office Director
FAA report: 19900709029249A
Case key: 41232

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Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Factors related to the accident were: the high weeds on the sides of the grass/dirt strip and the dirt berm.

Sequence of events

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Loss of control - on ground/waterLanding - roll

Directional control - not maintainedPilot in commandCause

On ground/water encounter with terrain/waterLanding - roll

Terrain condition - high vegetationFactor

Terrain condition - bermFactor

Analysis

While on the landing roll, the acft drifted to the side of the grass/dirt strip. The right main lndg gear entered weeds and the acft swerved off the side of the strip, impacted a dirt berm and nosed over.

Aircraft

Registration: N4416Q
Reported as: Hardesty/Hays Quickie Q2
Category: Airplane, amateur-built
Serial number: 2584
Airframe hours: 138
Engine: Revmaster 2100D, 67 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage: Destroyed
Flight: Personal · Part 91
Registered owner: Johnny M. Hays
Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special)
Last inspection: Annual · July 1, 1990 · 2 hours before
Departed: 1S0 · Puyallup, WA
Airport: 2SO · Twisp, runway 28, 2,740 × 110 ft, grass/turf

N4416QRegistration cancelled Mar 25, 1997 · Hardesty/Hays QUICKIE Q2S/N 2584 Airframe modelHardesty/Hays QUICKIE Q2

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Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role: Pilot
Age: 62
Certificate: Airline transport
Airplane ratings: Single-engine sea, Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
Instrument ratings: Airplane
Medical: Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat: Left
Flight hours: 13,000 total · 138 in this make and model · 7,000 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions: Visual (VMC) · Day
Visibility: 50 statute miles
Lowest ceiling: None
Temperature: 82 °F, dew point -0 °F

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19900709029249AAmtrqk QUICKIE2 · Twisp, WASwerved on landing roll. Wheel caught in tall weeds on edge of strip. Swerved into ditch and nosed over.Jul 9, 1990 · N4416Q · Destroyed

Other investigations on N4416Q · 2

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

NTSB SEA96LA023Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportPuyallup, WAa loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, and his improper decision to attempt a 180-degree turn back toward the runway during the forced landing.Nov 24, 1995 · Destroyed NTSB SEA84LA211Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPuyallup, WAThe plt reported that he had placed 50 lbs of sand in the acft baggage compartment to complement the acft CG. During takeoff the acft was very nose heavy. He elected to make 2 landings at tacoma where the nose dropped severely while the plt attempted to…Aug 22, 1984 · Substantial damage