Quickie Q2 N85BJ

Summary

On 11 July 2020 at about 17:55 local time, a Quickie Q2 registered N85BJ was involved in an accident near Preston, Idaho, 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

11 July 2020 at 17:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Preston, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Preston (U10)

Coordinates

42.1069, -111.9125

Aircraft

Quickie Q2

Registration

N85BJ

Category

Airplane

Year built

2020

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Nampa → Rock Springs

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR20CA221

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during takeoff in high density altitude conditions, which resulted in a collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to accomplish performance calculations for the atmospheric conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot in the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that during the takeoff roll, about two-thirds of the way down the runway at rotation speed of 70 mph, the airplane was not lifting off as normal. At 75 mph nothing was changing so the pilot attempted to place the airplane into ground effect, "something I learned to do in other types but not this plane." The pilot recalled that he added "too much forward stick" and the airplane porpoised, ascended and rolled to the right. The pilot leveled the wings, however, the airplane descended and collided with terrain. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings, canard, and the empennage.   The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot further reported that he did not accomplish any performance planning for the atmospheric conditions before the flight. At the time of the accident, the density altitude was calculated at 6,977ft.  

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.