# Accident 20160909015109A: Quicksilver Manufacturing Inc SPORT 2S, Cleveland, GA, September 9, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 2016, 15:00 local time
- Place: Cleveland, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5806° N, 83.6822° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5806&lon=-83.6822&mi=10
- Aircraft: N396DF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N396DF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Quicksilver Manufacturing SPORT 2S (registry code 05903L4, https://openairdocs.org/model/quicksilver-manufacturing-sport-2s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: QUICKSILVER MANUFACTURING INC SPORT 2S
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 330 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16CA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16CA314) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160909015109A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA16CA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16CA314), Sep 9, 2016: Quicksilver Manufacturing Sport 2S (N396DF), Cleveland, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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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