Hayes QUICKIE Q2 N4416Q

Summary

On 22 August 1984 at about 22:15 local time, a Hayes QUICKIE Q2 registered N4416Q was involved in an accident near Puyallup, Washington, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

22 August 1984 at 22:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Puyallup, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Puyallup Industrial Airpk (1SO)

Coordinates

47.2407, -122.6295

Aircraft

Hayes QUICKIE Q2

Registration

N4416Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Puyallup → Puyallup

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA84LA211

Nobody was injured.

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 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 FLARE. HE THEN FLEW LOCALLY TO BURN FUEL. AFTER OVER AN HOUR OF FLYING HE RETURNED TO TACOMA FOR ANOTHER LANDING. THE SAME NOSE HEAVY TENDENCY EXISTED. THE PLT RETURNED TO PUYALLUP FOR LANDING WHERE THE ACFT DROPPED HEAVILY AND BOUNCED. IN A GO-AROUND ATTEMPT THE ACFT NOSED DOWN AND VEERED OFF THE RWY. THE MANUFACTURER OF THE ACFT KITHAD PUBLISHED INFORMATION IN A NEWSLETTER ABOUT A YEAR AGO ON WAYS TO CORRECT NOSE HEAVINESS. THIS INFORMATION HAD BEEN SENT TO THE OWNER/PLT OF N4416Q.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.