Hardesty/Hays Quickie Q2 accident near Puyallup, WA
On November 24, 1995, a Hardesty/Hays Quickie Q2 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Puyallup, WA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 24, 1995
- Place
- Puyallup, WA
- Aircraft
- Hardesty/Hays Quickie Q2 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 47.139°N, 122.320°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X04930
NTSB summary
On November 24, 1995, at 1228 Pacific standard time, N4166Q, a Hardesty/Hays Quickie Q2 homebuilt airplane, operated by the owner/pilot, collided with terrain in Puyallup, Washington, while turning to reverse direction during a forced landing. The forced landing was precipitated by a total loss of engine power during initial climbout. The airplane was destroyed and there was a ground fire. The airline transport pilot, the sole occupant, was seriously injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed. The local flight was conducted under 14 CFR 91. The pilot later succumbed 42 days after the accident because of the injuries he received in the accident. He is listed as a serious injury by the Safety Board in this report as per Part 830.1, Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, because he survived the accident beyond 30 days from the date of the accident According to two eyewitnesses (statements attached), the airplane began to take off to the south from runway 16 at the Pierce County Airport in Puyallup. The witnesses reported that as the airplane climbed up to an altitude of about 150 feet above the ground, the engine began "cutting out." The airplane was then observed to initiate a left turn back toward the runway. Witnesses reported that the airplane "stalled" and "crashed nose first" into terrain and caught fire about 200 yards short of the departure end of runway 16. The terrain surrounding the Pierce County Airport and the departure end of runway 16 consisted of level, open fields. The aircraft was homebuilt by the pilot in 1984
Probable cause
a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, and his improper decision to attempt a 180-degree turn back toward the runway during the forced landing.
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