# Accident 20070812016029A: Qckslv GT500, Newberg, OR, August 12, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 2007, 10:00 local time
- Place: Newberg, OR
- Airport: Sportsman Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2956° N, 122.9553° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2956&lon=-122.9553&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8058J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8058J-2017-06-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Quicksilver Manufacturing GT-500 (registry code 059026M, https://openairdocs.org/model/quicksilver-manufacturing-gt-500) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: QCKSLV GT500
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15 total, 15 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07CA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA229) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070812016029A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 12, 2007 AT APPROXIMATELY 0930, THE PILOT TOOK TO FLIGHT IN N8058J AT THE NEWBERG, OREGON, AIRPORT 2S6. AFTER TAKING THREE PASSES AT LANDING ON THE RUNWAY, ON CLIMB OUT ON THE THIRD PASS, THE AIRCRAFT STALLED, ROLLED TO THE RIGHT AND IMPACTED THE EARTH, IN A STORAGE FACILITY YARDS, 300 YARDS EAST OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT SAID THAT AIRCRAFT WAS HAVING ENGINE PROBLEMS. INTERVIEWING WITNESSES OF THE EVENT, TWO CERTIFICATED PILOTS INFORMED ME THAT THE ENGINE SOUNDED GOOD AND DIDN'T SOUND LIKE IT WAS HAVING PROBLEMS. THE PILOT WAS CIRCLING THE AIRPORT IN THE WRONG DIRECTION ADN MUCH LOWER ALTITUDE THAN NORMAL FOR THE AIRPORT TRAFFIC PATTERN. FURTHERMORE, THE TWO PILOTS ADDED THAT IT LOOKED LIKE THE PILOT DID NOT KNOW WHAT HE WAS DOING AND DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO LAND THE AIRPLANE.

## 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 SEA07CA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA229), Aug 12, 2007: Quicksilver Manufacturing GT-500 (N8058J), Newberg, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and uncontrolled descent to terrain impact. A contributing factor was the pilot's lack of…

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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