Amateur-built Q2 accident near Grain Valley, Missouri, June 10, 1983
On June 10, 1983 at about 3:00 pm local time, a amateur-built Q2, registered N82YL, was substantially damaged in an accident near Grain Valley, Missouri (East Kansas City airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 10, 1983 · about 3:00 pm local time
- Place
- Grain Valley, Missouri · East Kansas City · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built Q2
- Registration
- N82YL · no longer on the register · serial 2215
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT RAN OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RWY AND NOSED OVER DURING LANDING. THE PLT STATED THAT AFTER A WHEEL LANDING HE LOWERED THE TAIL WHEEL TO THE RWY AND APPLIED THE HAND BRAKE LEVER. THE RIGHT BRAKE GRABBED AND THE ACFT TURNED RIGHT, ROLLING AND SKIDDING OFF THE RWY AND NOSED OVER. INVESTIGATION REVEALED EVIDENCE OF SKIDMARKS FROM THE RIGHT TIRE ON THERWY WHERE THE ACFT DEPARTED THE RWY. AN INSPECTION OF THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY BY AN FAA AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR DID NOT SHOW ANY EVIDENCE OF A FAILURE OF MALFUNCTION IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM.
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: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 3,863 hours in all; 23 in this make and model; 23 in the last 90 days; 3,763 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: ctr
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 35 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, May 5, 1982; 35 hours since
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Unknown UNKNOWN (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: GVW Kansas City MO at 2:30 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 9, 3,800 ft by 45 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 180° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 20,000 ft; scat at 7,000 ft
- Temperature: 82°F (28°C), dew point 63°F (17°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 3:00 pm from MKC, 19 miles away
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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Other NTSB records under N82YL the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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