CHI83LEE01

1983-07-28 · CHICAGO, Illinois, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport MDW

Aircraft involved

N812WB QUICKIE Q-2 None

Factual narrative

THE PLT REPORTED THAT DURING AN EN ROUTE STOP, THE ACFT LANDED HARD, THEN BOUNCED & WAS DAMAGED IN THE AREA OF THE TAILWHEEL. REPORTEDLY, THE TAILWHEEL SPRING SEPARATED, THE RUDDER PEDALS FLOPPED FORWARD & CONTROL OF THE RUDDER WAS LOST. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT GROUND LOOPED TO THE LEFT, WENT OFF THE RWY & THE LEFT CANARD WAS BROKEN WHEN IT HIT A CLUMP OF DIRT. ACCORDING TO THE PLT, THE CANARD HAD LOST EFFICIENCY DUE TO ENCOUNTERING BUGS IN FLT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_CHI83LEE01.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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