ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 42421
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| Date: | Sunday 20 May 1984 |
| Time: | 16:48 |
| Type: | Brubaker Q-2 |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N82QQ |
| MSN: | 001 |
| Engine model: | REVMASTER 2100-Q-3320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Corona, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT OF A QUICKIE Q-2 HAD RETURNED TO THE airport & MADE 2 LOW PASSES, THEN BEGAN A NORMAL APCH TO RWY 25. WHEN THE Q-2 WAS ON A LOW FINAL, THE PLT OF A MOONEY ACFT TURNED ONTO THE RWY & BEGAN TAKING OFF. AT ABOUT THAT TIME, A GROUND WITNESS HEARD THE FOLLOWING TRANSMISSION OVER THE UNICOM FREQ, 'THANKS A LOT MR. MOONEY, NEXT TIME YOU DO THAT I'LL CHOP YOUR TAIL OFF.' THE Q-2 WAS THEN OBSERVED TO MAKE A VERY ABRUPT LEFT TURN TO REENTER DOWNWIND - TO-BASE. THE Q-2 PLT WAS THEN STATED (ON UNICOM) THAT THE ENG WAS SPUTTERING & QUITTING & THAT HE WAS 'GOING IN.' DURING AN ATTEMPT TO LAND ON A CONSTRUCTION BLUFF, THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH LARGE ROCKS, THEN BURNED. NO PREIMPACT STRUCTURAL FAILURE WAS FOUND & AN ENG TEARDOWN REVEALED NO INTERNAL PROBLEMS. HOWEVER, THERE WERE SEVERAL ENG MODIFICATIONS THAT HAD BEEN MADE BY OTHER THAN FACTORY REPS. THE THROTTLE CABLE BRACKET WAS MADE OF NON-STANDARD MATERIAL & WAS DEFORMED BY HEAT & WEAR. A THROTTLE CABLE CLAMP WAS MISSING. THROTTLE FULL ON, BUT CARB HOUSING CLOSED. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X39620
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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