20180421010539A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Quicksilver MXL II · Marietta, SC · April 21, 2018

Date
April 21, 2018 · 12:00 local
Place
Marietta, SC
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N126AS
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA18CA411
Reported as
Quicksilver MXL II
Reported engine
ROTAX 503
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,000 total1,000 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

On April 21, 2018 at 1200 hrs, privacy data omittedoperator of aircraft N126AS, Quicksilver model mxlii, along with one passenger, was performing a landing on a grass driveway located at 430 pumpkintown rd, Marietta SC, following a local flight. As the aircraft touched down, the left wing struck a fence, that bordered the driveway. The left wing, and landing gear sustained damage. Both pilot and passenger walked away unharmed.

As the FAA filed it

ON APRIL 21, 2018 AT 1200 HRS, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^OPERATOR OF AIRCRAFT N126AS, QUICKSILVER MODEL MXLII, ALONG WITH ONE PASSENGER, WAS PERFORMING A LANDING ON A GRASS DRIVEWAY LOCATED AT 430 PUMPKINTOWN RD, MARIETTA SC, FOLLOWING A LOCAL FLIGHT. AS THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN, THE LEFT WING STRUCK A FENCE, THAT BORDERED THE DRIVEWAY. THE LEFT WING, AND LANDING GEAR SUSTAINED DAMAGE. BOTH PILOT AND PASSENGER WALKED AWAY UNHARMED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.