Cummings Quickie Q2 N3154Z

Summary

On 13 May 1983 at about 14:30 local time, a Cummings Quickie Q2 registered N3154Z, operated by Raymond E. Cummings, was involved in an accident near Asheboro, North Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

13 May 1983 at 14:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Asheboro, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Asheboro (W44)

Coordinates

35.7105, -79.8101

Aircraft

Cummings Quickie Q2

Registration

N3154Z

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Raymond E. Cummings

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL83LA186

1 person was seriously 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 PARTICULAR HOME BUILT ACFT WAS EQUIPPED WITH AN 'AILERON REFLEXER.' THIS MODIFICATION ALLOWED THE PLT TO CHANGE THE FAIRED SETTING OF THE AILERONS, ABOVE OR BELOW THE NORMAL NEUTRAL POSITION. REPORTEDLY, THIS ADJUSTMENT WOULD AFFECT THE LIFT OF THE MAIN WING & WOULD LOAD OR UNLOAD THE CANARD. THE NET EFFECT OF THIS WAS FOR THE PLT TO BE ABLE TO FINE TUNE THE ACFT'S FLT & LANDING ATTITUDE FOR VARIOUS WEIGHT & CG CONDITIONS. WHILE THE PLT/OWNER WAS WAITING FOR HIS INSTRUCTOR (CFI), HE MADE SEVERAL HI SPEED TAXI RUNS ON THE RWY. DURING THESE RUNS, HE HAD POSITIONED THE REFLEXER FULL UP. AFTER COMPLETING THE TAXI RUNS, HE RETURNED TO THE RAMP TO MEET THE CFI, BUT LEFT THE REFLEXER IN THE UP POSITION. BOTH CREW MEMBERS REPORTED THAT THE ACFT LIFTED OFF PREMATURELY & THE PLT OVERCONTROLLED DURING THE CLIMB. A WITNESS STATED THAT THE ACFT CLIMBED TO 75 OR 80 FT, THEN VEERED RIGHT & WENT INTO TREES. WITH THE REFLEXER FULL UP, THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE AILERONS WERE APRX 6 DEG ABOVE NORMAL, PROVIDING MINIMUM LIFT TO THE WING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.