# Accident 20120308005359A: Quicksilver MX SPRINT II, Willits, CA, March 8, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 2012, 13:11 local time
- Place: Willits, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6669° N, 123.5906° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6669&lon=-123.5906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N702U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N702U-2012-12-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Quicksilver MX SPRINT II (registry code 059014M, https://openairdocs.org/model/quicksilver-mx-sprint-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: QUICKSILVER MX SPRINT II
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120308005359A

## Narrative

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

PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RECENTLY PURCHASED AIRCRAFT AND WAS RELOCATING AIRCRAFT FROM LOCAL AIRPORT TO PRIVATE RESIDENCE.  PIC STATED THAT THIS WAS HIS SECOND FLIGHT WITH THIS AIRCRAFT, AND HIS FIRST FLIGHT SOLO. PIC STATES THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AIRCRAFT ON HIS PRIVATE RESIDENCE DIRT STRIP HE LOSSED CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO  A TAIL WIND CRASHING INTO THE HILLSIDE APPROXIMATELY 20FT. SHORT OF DIRT STRIP.  INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT  SUGGEST THAT THE AIRCRAFT,S RIGHT WING HIT SEVERAL TREE TOPS WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AIRCRAFT.  SEVERAL WITNESS STATEMENTS CORROBORATE THIS EVIDENCE IN RELATION TO THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT VOLUNTARILY SURRENDERED CERTIFICATE TO AVOID CIVIL PENALTIES.

## 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 WPR12LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA126), Mar 8, 2012: Quicksilver MX Sprint II (N702U), Willits, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot did not maintain an adequate approach/glide path and altitude, which resulted in a runway undershoot and subsequent collision with trees. Contributing to the accident was the…

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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