Quickie N69HD

Summary

On 16 November 1982 at about 17:30 local time, a Quickie registered N69HD, operated by Harry W. Daymond, was involved in an accident near Red Wing, Minnesota, 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

16 November 1982 at 17:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Red Wing, Minnesota, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Quickie

Registration

N69HD

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Harry W. Daymond

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Red Wing → Red Wing

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI83LA036

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

THIS WAS THE PILOT'S FIRST FLIGHT IN THE NEW HOME BUILT AIRCRAFT. HE HAD NO PREVIOUS FLIGHT TIME IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL AND HAD NO PREVIOUS FLIGHT EXPERIENCE IN AIRCRAFT WITH CANARD AIRFOILS. HE STATED THAT AFTER LIFT-OFF, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO PORPOISE, AND HE WAS UNABLE TO DAMPEN OUT THE OSCILLATION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROACHING HIGH LINES AND WAS NEAR THE STALL SPEED, SO THE PILOT ELECTED TO REDUCE THE POWER, FLY UNDER THE LINES AND LAND IN A FIELD. DURING THE LANDING, THE MAIN WHEEL HIT A 1 FT MOUND OF DIRT AND BROKE THE LEFT CANARD NEAR THE FUSELAGE. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PROPELLER AND ENGINE COWLING WERE DAMAGED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.