Quickie Q2 N1180A

Summary

On 14 April 1983 at about 19:54 local time, a Quickie Q2 registered N1180A was involved in an accident near San Carlos, California, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

14 April 1983 at 19:54

Classification

Accident

Location

San Carlos, California, United States

Nearest airport

San Carlos (SQL)

Coordinates

37.4897, -122.2605

Aircraft

Quickie Q2

Registration

N1180A

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hollister → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX83LA201

1 person had minor injuries.

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 ACFT COLLIDED WITH TWO PARKED ACFT DURING A GO-AROUND ATTEMPT. THE ACFT HAD BEEN CLEARED TO LAND AND THE APPROACH SEEMED NORMAL BUT THE 'FLARE AND TOUCHDOWN WAS TO THE LEFT OF THE RWY CENTERLINE' THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN' SEVERAL TIMES ON THE LEFT MAIN GEAR AT LEAST TWICE IN THE GRAVEL OFF OF THE RWY' AS LATER RELATED BY A TOWER CONTROLLER. HE ALSO REPORTED THAT HE 'SAW THE PROPELLER SPEED UP AND HEARD THE ENGINE SOUND INCREASE'. THE ACFT BANKED TO THE LEFT AND VEERED LEFT. IT TOUCHED DOWN IN THE PARKING AREA AND COLLIDED WITH TWO PARKED ACFT. THE PILOT REPORTED HE LOST CONTROL IN A HEAVY CROSSWIND. THE LANDING WAS ON RWY 30 AND THE WIND WAS FROM 010 DEGREES AT 12 KTS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.