# Accident 20100601005359A: Shaffer Wil QUICKSILVER, Visalia, CA, June 1, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 2010, 13:30 local time
- Place: Visalia, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3299° N, 119.2902° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3299&lon=-119.2902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4399J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4399J-2014-09-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Shaffer William C QUICKSILVER MX II SP (registry code 05904QC, https://openairdocs.org/model/shaffer-william-c-quicksilver-mx-ii-sp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582DCDI (registry code 55562, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SHAFFER WIL QUICKSILVER
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582DCDI
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 1 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA271) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100601005359A

## Narrative

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

ON INITIAL APPROACH TO LAND ONTO A DIRT ROAD, CROSSWINDS WERE ENCOUNTERED.  THE PIC INITIATED A GO AROUND AND SET UP TO LAND INTO THE WIND ON TO AN ADJOINING STUBBLE FIELD.  THE SURFACE WAS TO SOFT/ROUGH CAUSING THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR TO COLLAPSE.  ADDITIONAL DAMAGE OCCURED WHEN THE PUSHER PROP CUT THROUGH A TAIL SUPPORT TUBE.

## 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 WPR10LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA271), Jun 1, 2010: Shaffer William C Quicksilver MX II SP (N4399J), Visalia, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusty crosswind conditions and failure to maintain runway alignment while landing.

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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