# Accident 20120604009779A: Quicksilver SPORT II, Manchester, IA, June 4, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 2012, 19:55 local time
- Place: Manchester, IA
- Airport: Manchester Municpal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4903° N, 91.4978° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4903&lon=-91.4978&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4396H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4396H-2012-11-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Quicksilver SPORT II (registry code 05901D6, https://openairdocs.org/model/quicksilver-sport-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582DCDI (registry code 55562, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: QUICKSILVER SPORT II
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582DCDI
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 165 total, 165 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA340](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA340) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120604009779A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN12LA340](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA340), Jun 5, 2012: Quicksilver Sport II (N4396H), Manchester, IA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: An inadvertent aerodynamic stall while maneuvering at a low altitude.

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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