Amateur-built QUICKY 2 accident near Altoona, Pennsylvania, August 19, 1992
On August 19, 1992 at about 11:30 pm local time, a amateur-built QUICKY 2, registered N244GB, was substantially damaged in an accident near Altoona, Pennsylvania (Altoona-Blair CO. 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
AN ONGROUND COLLISION WITH A VASI LIGHT BOX AFTER THE TAILWHEEL STRUT BROKE UPON TOUCHDOWN AND THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 19, 1992 · about 11:30 pm local time
- Place
- Altoona, Pennsylvania · Altoona-Blair CO. · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built QUICKY 2
- Registration
- N244GB · no longer on the register · serial 2446
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE TAILWHEEL STRUT BROKE AND THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A VASI LIGHT BOX. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE BY THE FAA FOUND A BROKEN TAILWHEEL STRUT AND THE RUDDER CABLES ATTACHED. THE PILOT SAID HE BELIEVED THE TAILWHEEL STRUT WAS WEAKENED FROM A HARD LANDING IN PAST.
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: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land
- Flight time: 954 hours in all; 28 in this make and model; 7 in the last 90 days; 4 in the last 30 days; 784 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Last inspection: annual inspection, November 21, 1991; 6 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,000 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Revmaster R2100D (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 3, 3,664 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 320° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 5,000 ft
- Temperature: 66°F (19°C), dew point 52°F (11°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 11:48 pm from AOO, 1 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 N244GB the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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