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FAA accident report · Quicksilver SPORT II · Manchester, IA · June 4, 2012

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Date
June 4, 2012 · 19:55 local
Place
Manchester, IA
Airport
Manchester Municpal Airport
Phase of flight
Maneuver
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4396H
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN12LA340
Reported as
Quicksilver Sport II
Reported engine
ROTAX 582DCDI
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Sport pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
165 total165 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days
N4396HRegistration cancelled Nov 5, 2012 · Quicksilver SPORT IIS/N 0934 · Built 2008Airframe modelQuicksilver SPORT IIEngine modelRotax 582DCDI2 cycle

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What happened

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

Witnesses stated that the aircraft approached the airport from the south, on a north bound heading, at approximately 200' altitude. The aircraft turned west bound at the midpoint of the field. The aircraft flew out of view of the witnesses and behind a hangar. The witnesses heard the aircraft crash and responded to the scene. The aircraft came to rest nose down/tail up in a corn field approximately 100 yards west of runway 18/36. The leading edges of the wings were facing north. The aircraft appeared to have impacted the field in a nose straight down attitude, which destroyed the aircraft. Witnesses stated that, although they did not see the actual impact, the engine sounds indicated that the engine was running normally at that time. On scene examination did not reveal any pre-impact damage or deficiencies with the aircraft or engine. The pilot had held a light sport aircraft repairman certificate specifically for the accident aircraft since March 10, 2008; however, log book examination did not reveal that any condition inspection had been conducted on this aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

WITNESSES STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED THE AIRPORT FROM THE SOUTH, ON A NORTH BOUND HEADING, AT APPROXIMATELY 200' ALTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT TURNED WEST BOUND AT THE MIDPOINT OF THE FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT FLEW OUT OF VIEW OF THE WITNESSES AND BEHIND A HANGAR. THE WITNESSES HEARD THE AIRCRAFT CRASH AND RESPONDED TO THE SCENE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST NOSE DOWN/TAIL UP IN A CORN FIELD APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS WEST OF RUNWAY 18/36. THE LEADING EDGES OF THE WINGS WERE FACING NORTH. THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO HAVE IMPACTED THE FIELD IN A NOSE STRAIGHT DOWN ATTITUDE, WHICH DESTROYED THE AIRCRAFT. WITNESSES STATED THAT, ALTHOUGH THEY DID NOT SEE THE ACTUAL IMPACT, THE ENGINE SOUNDS INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING NORMALLY AT THAT TIME. ON SCENE EXAMINATION DID NOT REVEAL ANY PRE-IMPACT DAMAGE OR DEFICIENCIES WITH THE AIRCRAFT OR ENGINE.THE PILOT HAD HELD A LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT REPAIRMAN CERTIFICATE SPECIFICALLY FOR THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT SINCE MARCH 10, 2008; HOWEVER, LOG BOOK EXAMINATION DID NOT REVEAL THAT ANY CONDITION INSPECTION HAD BEEN CONDUCTED ON THIS AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN12LA340Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportManchester, IAAn inadvertent aerodynamic stall while maneuvering at a low altitude.Jun 5, 2012 · Substantial damage