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FAA accident report · Quicksilver Manufacturing SPORT 2S · Cleveland, GA · September 9, 2016

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Date
September 9, 2016 · 15:00 local
Place
Cleveland, GA
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N396DF
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA16CA314
Reported as
Quicksilver Manufacturing Sport 2S
Reported engine
ROTAX 582
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificate
Sport pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
330 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
N396DFRegistered now · Quicksilver Manufacturing SPORT 2SS/N 0104 · Built 2004Airframe modelQuicksilver Manufacturing SPORT 2SEngine modelRotax 582SER2 cycle

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What happened

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

The FSDO was contacted by the roc on Saturday September 10, 2016, for an aircraft incident. The incident was for aircraft N396DF, located at a residence at 4789 highway east, Cleveland, GA 30528. The inspector arrived at 3PM and was met by home owner privacy data omitted. privacy data omitted Escorted the inspector to the scene in his back yard where he was met with local law enforcement a white county sheriff?s deputy. Officer williamson, who had the aircraft roped off,

Upon inspection the Quicksilver sport 2S, was resting nose down between thickets of trees.

The aircraft is presumed to be traveling in an easterly direction on prior to impact. The aircraft appears to have fallen vertically through the trees, nosed straight down approx. 40 feet between all trees shearing off braches which slowed the aircraft down.

The engine was not running when going through trees or on impact and there was fuel on board.

Evaluation of the aircraft showed no visible evidence of fuel leakage; power was still on when the inspector arrived.

Sheriff deputy williams reported the aircraft had crashed the day before, 09/09/16, at approximately 1500. It was reported the next day by the homeowner privacy data omitted who noticed it in his backyard. The pilot showed up and reaffirmed the crash happened on 09/09/16, he stated his passenger privacy data omitted, sustained minor injuries and was seeking medical attention.

The pilot, privacy data omitted stated the following:

Myself (pilot) and a friend were on a pleasure flight around white county. Aircraft was running well and weather was good. Approx. 20 minutes into the flight while demonstrating turns over woods the aircraft lurched and suddenly lost lift. I don?t remember much after that. We ended up in heavy woods and blackberries. Damage to the aircraft was very extensive. Inspection of the aircraft for control loss was inconclusive as control rods, cables, and surfaces where heavily damaged.

Photos, statements and reports are on file with FAA.

As the FAA filed it

THE FSDO WAS CONTACTED BY THE ROC ON SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 10, 2016, FOR AN AIRCRAFT INCIDENT. THE INCIDENT WAS FOR AIRCRAFT N396DF, LOCATED AT A RESIDENCE AT 4789 HIGHWAY EAST, CLEVELAND, GA 30528. THE INSPECTOR ARRIVED AT 3PM AND WAS MET BY HOME OWNER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ESCORTED THE INSPECTOR TO THE SCENE IN HIS BACK YARD WHERE HE WAS MET WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT A WHITE COUNTY SHERIFF?S DEPUTY. OFFICER WILLIAMSON, WHO HAD THE AIRCRAFT ROPED OFF,

UPON INSPECTION THE QUICKSILVER SPORT 2S, WAS RESTING NOSE DOWN BETWEEN THICKETS OF TREES.

THE AIRCRAFT IS PRESUMED TO BE TRAVELING IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION ON PRIOR TO IMPACT. THE AIRCRAFT APPEARS TO HAVE FALLEN VERTICALLY THROUGH THE TREES, NOSED STRAIGHT DOWN APPROX. 40 FEET BETWEEN ALL TREES SHEARING OFF BRACHES WHICH SLOWED THE AIRCRAFT DOWN.

THE ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING WHEN GOING THROUGH TREES OR ON IMPACT AND THERE WAS FUEL ON BOARD.

EVALUATION OF THE AIRCRAFT SHOWED NO VISIBLE EVIDENCE OF FUEL LEAKAGE; POWER WAS STILL ON WHEN THE INSPECTOR ARRIVED.

SHERIFF DEPUTY WILLIAMS REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT HAD CRASHED THE DAY BEFORE, 09/09/16, AT APPROXIMATELY 1500. IT WAS REPORTED THE NEXT DAY BY THE HOMEOWNER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHO NOTICED IT IN HIS BACKYARD. THE PILOT SHOWED UP AND REAFFIRMED THE CRASH HAPPENED ON 09/09/16, HE STATED HIS PASSENGER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND WAS SEEKING MEDICAL ATTENTION.

THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THE FOLLOWING:

MYSELF (PILOT) AND A FRIEND WERE ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT AROUND WHITE COUNTY. AIRCRAFT WAS RUNNING WELL AND WEATHER WAS GOOD. APPROX. 20 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT WHILE DEMONSTRATING TURNS OVER WOODS THE AIRCRAFT LURCHED AND SUDDENLY LOST LIFT. I DON?T REMEMBER MUCH AFTER THAT. WE ENDED UP IN HEAVY WOODS AND BLACKBERRIES. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS VERY EXTENSIVE. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT FOR CONTROL LOSS WAS INCONCLUSIVE AS CONTROL RODS, CABLES, AND SURFACES WHERE HEAVILY DAMAGED.

PHOTOS, STATEMENTS AND REPORTS ARE ON FILE WITH FAA.

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 ERA16CA314Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCleveland, GAThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.Sep 9, 2016 · Substantial damage