Myers Q-2 N813S

Summary

On 21 January 2000 at about 23:05 local time, a Myers Q-2 registered N813S was involved in an accident near Compton, California, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

21 January 2000 at 23:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Compton, California, United States

Nearest airport

Compton (CPM)

Coordinates

33.8706, -118.2392

Aircraft

Myers Q-2

Registration

N813S

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Van Nuys

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX00LA078

1 person had minor injuries.

Failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff roll.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The purpose of the flight was to relocate the airplane to another airport. During the run-up, no discrepancies were noted with the airframe or engine. The pilot indicated that rotation speed was 80-85 mph, with a stall speed of 68 mph. On the takeoff roll, the airplane became airborne at 70 mph with no manual inputs from the pilot. He attempted to land the airplane to avoid a stall. The left wing contacted the runway and the airplane veered to the left. He reduced power and applied the brakes increasing the direction of travel to the left. The pilot observed a vehicle coming in his direction on the taxiway, as well as a parked vehicle on the taxiway. As he maneuvered to avoid the moving and parked vehicles, the left canard struck and was sheared off by the parked vehicle. The pilot was not able to control the airplane and it slid into a parked car and came to rest near a hangar. A witness stated that there were no discrepancies noted with the sound of the engine during the takeoff roll. He observed the airplane either liftoff, or hop up into the air, and then the left wing struck the runway. The airplane was inspected on scene with no discrepancies noted with airframe or braking system.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.