# Accident 20180421010539A: Quicksilver MXL II, Marietta, SC, April 21, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 2018, 12:00 local time
- Place: Marietta, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0236° N, 82.5428° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0236&lon=-82.5428&mi=10
- Aircraft: N126AS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N126AS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Quicksilver MXL II (registry code 059003C, https://openairdocs.org/model/quicksilver-mxl-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503 series (registry code 55564, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: QUICKSILVER MXL II
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA411](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA411) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180421010539A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 GAA18CA411](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA411), Apr 21, 2018: Eipper Quicksilver (N126AS), Marietta, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a loss of directional control.

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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