Welch Floyd L QUICKIE Q 2 N518JW

Summary

On 23 July 2015 at about 23:00 local time, a Welch Floyd L QUICKIE Q 2 registered N518JW, operated by Adam Jacques, was involved in an accident near Hazleton, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

23 July 2015 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Hazleton, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Hazleton Rgnl (HZL)

Coordinates

40.9864, -75.9869

Aircraft

Welch Floyd L QUICKIE Q 2

Registration

N518JW

Category

Airplane

Year built

2005

Engines

1

Operator

Adam Jacques

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hazleton → Hazleton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA15CA203

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and nose over.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that after the initial touch down the airplane had a "left turning tendency", veered off the runway to the left into deep grass, and nosed over. The pilot reported there were no pre-impact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left main wing.  

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.