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NTSB accident investigation · Lyons Stueckle Quickie Q-2 · Cheyenne, WY · September 28, 1991

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
September 28, 1991, 12:42 local (18:42 UTC)
Place
Cheyenne, WY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N82SLLyons Stueckle Quickie Q-2
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report July 13, 1993
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19910928043549A
Case key
41552

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Probable cause

The premature landing flare by the pilot.

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.

Hard landingLanding - flare/touchdown
Flare - improperPilot in commandCause
Main gear collapsedLanding - roll
Landing gear,main gear - overload

Analysis

The pilot flared high and the acft landed hard. The right main ldg gear collapsed and the acft slid off the rwy.

Aircraft

Registration
N82SL
Reported as
Lyons Stueckle Quickie Q-2 (QUICKIE Q-)
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Serial number
2207
Engine
Revmaster 2100D, 64 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Operator
Larry R. Haugness
Registered owner
Larry R. Haugness
Departed
CYS · Cheyenne, WY
Airport
CYS · Cheyenne, runway 12, 6,691 × 150 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
42
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Flight hours
135 total · 2 in this make and model · 94 as pilot in command · 1 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
190° at 9 knots
Visibility
60 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
75 °F, dew point 28 °F
Altimeter
30.00 inHg

FAA reports on this event · 1

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