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FAA accident report · Quicksilver MXL · Crookston, MN · May 7, 2011

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Date
May 7, 2011 · 20:23 local
Place
Crookston, MN
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
NONE
Reported as
Quicksilver MXL
Reported engine
ROTAX 503
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
936 total15 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot was flying the Quicksilver Mxl ii for recreational purposes over an agricultural area near his property and nearby grass strip. Pilot stated that the weather was 70 deg f, wind calm. At an altitude of approx. 30 ft AGL, he made a snap decision to land. As he reduced the power to idle, he made a turn to the right. The aircraft entered an uncommanded very steep bank to the right. Pilot applied power and tried to correct but was too close to the ground. He again reduced power to idle to minimize the velocity of impact with the ground. The aircraft impacted the ground at a very steep angle in a nose-down attitude in a slight right wing down position. The nose wheel and structural tubing collapsed causing the pilots feet to absorb the majority of impact force resulting in significant injury. The aircraft sustained structural damage to the tubing, nose wheel landing gear, propeller, and rudder pedal assembly. The aircraft did not meet the requirements of 14 CFR part 103 and was not registered.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS FLYING THE QUICKSILVER MXL II FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES OVER AN AGRICULTURAL AREA NEAR HIS PROPERTY AND NEARBY GRASS STRIP. PILOT STATED THAT THE WEATHER WAS 70 DEG F, WIND CALM. AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROX. 30 FT AGL, HE MADE A SNAP DECISION TO LAND. AS HE REDUCED THE POWER TO IDLE, HE MADE A TURN TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED AN UNCOMMANDED VERY STEEP BANK TO THE RIGHT. PILOT APPLIED POWER AND TRIED TO CORRECT BUT WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE GROUND. HE AGAIN REDUCED POWER TO IDLE TO MINIMIZE THE VELOCITY OF IMPACT WITH THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AT A VERY STEEP ANGLE IN A NOSE-DOWN ATTITUDE IN A SLIGHT RIGHT WING DOWN POSITION. THE NOSE WHEEL AND STRUCTURAL TUBING COLLAPSED CAUSING THE PILOTS FEET TO ABSORB THE MAJORITY OF IMPACT FORCE RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT INJURY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE TUBING, NOSE WHEEL LANDING GEAR, PROPELLER, AND RUDDER PEDAL ASSEMBLY.THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF 14 CFR PART 103 AND WAS NOT REGISTERED.