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FAA accident report · Aircraft · Atlas Township, MI · July 21, 2012

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Date
July 21, 2012 · 15:00 local
Place
Atlas Township, MI
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
NONE
Reported engine
ROTAX 582
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
3
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
107 total75 in this make and model1 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.

On July 21, 2012 at approximately 3 pm eastern time, an unregistered eipper quicksilver mxl sport ii, home built - light sport aircraft, equipped with floats, departed from a residence on the western shore of lake shinanguag in goodrich, MI for a local recreational flight. On board was an uncertificated pilot in the left seat and an uncertificated passenger in the right seat of the aircraft. The two seats in the aircraft were in a side-by-side configuration fitted with lap restraints only. The pilot was maneuvering on a base leg for a water landing headed north/northwest at approximately 200 feet above ground level (AGL) when he reported that the engine suddenly stopped. The aircraft descended into a tree at a residence on the eastern shore of lake shinanguag impacting the rear side of a home and came to rest nose down with the passenger trapped in the wreckage. The pilot sustained minor injuries. The passenger sustained serious injuries. One resident of the home sustained minor injuries. The damage to the aircraft was substantial.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 21, 2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 3 PM EASTERN TIME, AN UNREGISTERED EIPPER QUICKSILVER MXL SPORT II, HOME BUILT - LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT, EQUIPPED WITH FLOATS, DEPARTED FROM A RESIDENCE ON THE WESTERN SHORE OF LAKE SHINANGUAG IN GOODRICH, MI FOR A LOCAL RECREATIONAL FLIGHT. ON BOARD WAS AN UNCERTIFICATED PILOT IN THE LEFT SEAT AND AN UNCERTIFICATED PASSENGER IN THE RIGHT SEAT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE TWO SEATS IN THE AIRCRAFT WERE IN A SIDE-BY-SIDE CONFIGURATION FITTED WITH LAP RESTRAINTS ONLY.THE PILOT WAS MANEUVERING ON A BASE LEG FOR A WATER LANDING HEADED NORTH/NORTHWEST AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL) WHEN HE REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED. THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED INTO A TREE AT A RESIDENCE ON THE EASTERN SHORE OF LAKE SHINANGUAG IMPACTING THE REAR SIDE OF A HOME AND CAME TO REST NOSE DOWN WITH THE PASSENGER TRAPPED IN THE WRECKAGE.THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. ONE RESIDENT OF THE HOME SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIAL.