# Accident 20101113053529A: Carlo Rober QUICKSILVER, Lajas, PR, November 13, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 2010, 17:22 local time
- Place: Lajas, PR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.0028° N, 66.9814° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.0028&lon=-66.9814&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5593F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5593F-2018-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Carlo Robert QUICKSILVER SPT 2S (registry code 05904DD, https://openairdocs.org/model/carlo-robert-quicksilver-spt-2s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CARLO ROBER QUICKSILVER
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Unknown or foreign certificate
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101113053529A

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 13, 2010, ABOUT 2122Z, AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT QUIKSILVER, SN SPORT 2S 0048, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AFTER AN IN FLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL NEAR AUSTRALIANA FARM, IN LAJAS, PUERTO RICO.  ACCORDING TO THE WITNESS, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, THIS AIRCRAFT WAS TRAVELING EAST TO WEST ABOUT 300 TO 350 FEET AND SUDDENLY DOVE TO THE GROUND AND SPUN TWO TIMES AND SUBSEQUENTLY HIT THE GROUND VERTICALLY FACING EAST.  EXAMINATION OF THE ACCIDENT SITE REVEALED THAT THE ENGINE SEPARATED UPON IMPACT.   THE ENGINE WAS FOUND STUCK INTO THE GROUND ABOUT 18 INCHES DEEP. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED FROM THE GROUND, FUEL WAS DRIPPING FROM THE CARBURATOR FILTER.   THE RIGHT HAND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER SUPPORT TUBE WAS BROKEN AT THE FORWARD END OF THE STABILIZER, AND THE RIGHT HAND ELEVATOR INNER ATTACHMENT POINT WAS SEPARATED.  THE WRECKAGE WAS CONTAINED WITHIN A 30 FEET CIRCUMFERENCE. THE INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RECORDS REVEALED THAT THIS EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED ON JANUARY 30, 2010, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITION INSPECTION.  IT DETERMINED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN AN AIRWORTHY CONDITION.  THIS WAS SIGNED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ALL OF THE INFORMATION OBTAINED BY THIS INSPECTOR WAS PROVIDED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (NTSB IIC) FOR DETERMINATION OR CAUSE OF THIS FATAL ACCIDDENT.

## 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 ERA11LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA056), Nov 13, 2010: Carlo Robert Quicksilver SPT 2S (N5593F), Lajas, PR, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and entry into a spin.

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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