Skov-Papworth QUICKIE 2 N2103
2 December 1983 · Palo Alto, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 December 1983 at about 22:46 local time, a Skov-Papworth QUICKIE 2 registered N2103 was involved in an accident near Palo Alto, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:46
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Palo Alto, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Palo Alto (PAO)
- Coordinates
- 37.4494, -122.1010
- Aircraft
- Skov-Papworth QUICKIE 2
- Registration
- N2103
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- San Jose → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX84LA090
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PLT REPORTED THAT DURING THE LANDING, THE ACFT STALLED WHILE IT WAS OVER THE THESHOLD OF THE RWY AT ABOUT 4 TO 5 FT AGL. SUBSEQUENTLY, IT LANDED HARD DAMAGING THE RIGHT CANARD & RIGHT MAIN GEAR. THE ACFT THEN SKIDDED OFF THE RWY & CAME TO REST.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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