Amateur-built Q2 accident near Colorado Spring, Colorado, September 26, 1982
On September 26, 1982 at about 5:30 pm local time, a amateur-built Q2, registered N51QQ, was substantially damaged in an accident near Colorado Spring, Colorado (Colorado Springs Muni airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 26, 1982 · about 5:30 pm local time
- Place
- Colorado Spring, Colorado · Colorado Springs Muni · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built Q2
- Registration
- N51QQ · no longer on the register · serial 2051
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT STATED HE MADE A LONG FINAL TO THE RUNWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT TO BOUNCE THREE TIMES BEFORE STRIKING A RUNWAY DISTANCE MARKING SIGN AND COMING TO REST 100 FEET OFF THE RUNWAY.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 146 hours in all; 8 in this make and model; 8 in the last 90 days; 90 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 19 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 19 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 900 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Reumaster 2100 DQ (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: Colorado Spring CO at 10:30 am
- Destination: Colorado Spring CO
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 17, 11,020 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 150° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 60 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; clear
- Temperature: 149°F (65°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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