# Accident 20050615012179A: Amtr QUICKSILV2S, Wichita/Maize, KS, June 15, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 2005, 16:50 local time
- Place: Wichita/Maize, KS
- Airport: Maize Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7656° N, 97.4358° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7656&lon=-97.4358&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44242 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR QUICKSILV2S
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 897 total, 8 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05CA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050615012179A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) DURING TAXI FOR TAKEOFF, THE PILOT NOTICED STANDING WATER ON THE SOUTH END OF THE 2,100' LONG RUNWAY. HE ELECTED TO MAKE A TAKEOFF FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE RUNWAY TO THE NORTH. THE WIND WAS OUT OF THE SOUTH AT 5 KNOTS. THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT GET AIRBORNE IN THE RUNWAY REMAINING. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, THE PILOT REFIGURED HIS WEIGHT AND BALANCE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS 50 POUNDS OVER MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI05CA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA141), Jun 15, 2005: Quicksilver Sport 2S (N44242), Maize, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning that failed to ensure adequate takeoff performance, and his delay in aborting the takeoff.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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