# Accident 20080830855479A: Amtr MXLII, Carceloneta, PR, August 30, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 2008, 13:00 local time
- Place: Carceloneta, PR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.4678° N, 66.6525° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4678&lon=-66.6525&mi=10
- Aircraft: N594TC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N594TC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Quicksilver MXL II (registry code 05903RG, https://openairdocs.org/model/quicksilver-mxl-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503DCSI (registry code 55567, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503dcsi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR MXLII
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503DCDI
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08CA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA300) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080830855479A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 30, 2008, AROUND 1300 HRS, THE FSDO IN SAN JUAN, PR WAS NOTIFIED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT N594TC OF AN ACCIDENT WHICH OCCURRED IN BARCELONETA, PUERTO RICO, THE PILOT IN COMMAND WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, NO. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^  AS INDICATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, UPON LANDING ON A GRASS STRIP LOCATED 1.5 MILES NORTH EAST OF ARECIBO AIRPORT THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED TWICE AND HEADED TOWARD AN ELECTRIC POLE TO WHAT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ APPLIED POWER TO GO AROUND AND AVOID HITTING THE POWER POLE.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT AS HE WAS CLIMBING OUT TO AVOID THE POWER POLE A SUDDEN GUST WIND HIT THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING A 45 DEGREES RIGHT BANK.  THE WITNESSES, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT THE WIND WAS FROM THE SOUTH WEST AT APPROX. 15 TO 20 MPH., HE ALSO SAID THAT DURING LANDING THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCE AND SHORT AFTER THE PILOT ACCELERATED AND CONTINUED OBTAINING ALTITUDE IN A RIGHT BANK TURN CLEARING THE POWER POLE AND POWER LINES AND THEN DESCENDED AND HIT A FENCE POLE WITH THE RIGHT WING.

## 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 NYC08CA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA300), Aug 30, 2008: Quicksilver MXL II (N594TC), Barceloneta, PR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during an aborted landing. Contributing to the accident were the high winds.

## Other reports on N594TC (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20180714011199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180714011199A), Jul 14, 2018: Quicksilver Aircraft Corp MXL II (N594TC), Arecibo, PR, Substantial damage. On July 14, 2018, about 1740AST, an experimental light sport Quicksilver Mxl II, N594TC, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain during an approach…

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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