# Accident 20140215000999A: Fogg Eric J QUICKSILVER MX II, Holland, MI, February 15, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 2014, 18:33 local time
- Place: Holland, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7869° N, 86.1492° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7869&lon=-86.1492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94567, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94567-2021-10-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fogg Eric J QUICKSILVER MX II (registry code 059023W, https://openairdocs.org/model/fogg-eric-j-quicksilver-mx-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582DCDI (registry code 55562, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FOGG ERIC J QUICKSILVER MX II
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582DCDI
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 200 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140215000999A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 15, 2014, AT 1833 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL QUICK SILVER MX II LIGHT SPORT AIRPLANE, N94567, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE LANDING ON FROZEN LAKE MACATAWA NEAR HOLLAND, MICHIGAN. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL,

UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. DAY VISUAL

METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED PARK TOWNSHIP AIRPORT, (HLM) HOLLAND, MICHIGAN, ABOUT 1815 EDT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT HE WAS ATTEMPTING A LANDING ON THE FROZEN LAKE WHEN HE HIT A DEEP SNOW DRIFT AND THE AIRCRAFT TIPPED UP ON ITS NOSE SEVERING THE NOSE WHEEL AND RIGHT WING.

## 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 CEN14LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA146), Feb 15, 2014: Fogg Quicksilver MX II (N94567), Holland, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to maintain airplane control after inadvertently landing in an area of deep snow on a frozen lake.

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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