# Accident 20180714011199A: Quicksilver Aircraft Corp MXL II, Arecibo, PR, July 14, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2018, 17:30 local time
- Place: Arecibo, PR
- Airport: Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.4553° N, 66.6631° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4553&lon=-66.6631&mi=10
- Aircraft: N594TC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N594TC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Quicksilver MXL II (registry code 05903RG, https://openairdocs.org/model/quicksilver-mxl-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503DCSI (registry code 55567, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503dcsi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: QUICKSILVER AIRCRAFT CORP MXL II
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503DCSI
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA18TA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18TA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180714011199A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 14, 2018, ABOUT 1740AST, AN EXPERIMENTAL LIGHT SPORT QUICKSILVER MXL II, N594TC, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN DURING AN APPROACH TO LAND AT ANTONIO (NERY) JUARBE AIRPORT (ABO), ARECIBO, PUERTO RICO. THE NON-CERTIFICATED PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY THE INDIVIDUAL PILOT AS A PERSONAL. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT. ACCORDING TO THE NON-CERTIFICATED PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS RETURNING TO ABO AFTER A 1-HOUR FLIGHT AND APPROACHED RUNWAY 8. DURING THE APPROACH, HE DECIDED TO PERFORMED A GO-AROUND AND SUBSEQUENTLY ENCOUNTERED STRONG WIND, SO HE TURNED 180° TO LAND ON RUNWAY 26. WHILE MANEUVERING, ABOUT 1/2 MILE FROM RUNWAY 26, THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED A LOST TOTAL OF POWER. THE INDIVIDUAL PILOT LANDED STRAIGHT AHEAD INTO MARSHY TERRAIN. THE PILOT FURTHER REPORTED THAT HE TOOK OFF WITH 5 GALLONS OF FUEL ON BOARD. AN EXAMINATION BY FAA INSPECTORS FOUND THAT THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE EMPENNAGE AND FUSELAGE. FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS CONFIRMED. ENGINE COMPRESSION AND CONTINUITY WERE ESTABLISHED BY ROTATING THE PROPELLER BY HAND. THE FUEL SELECTOR POSITION WAS FOUND IN THE OFF POSITION. THE FUEL FILTER CONTAINER WAS ABOUT 1/2 FULL OF FUEL. A RESIDUAL AMOUNT OF FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE MAIN FUEL TANK AND THE FUEL CAP WAS SECURED AND CLOSED. A REVIEW OF THE ABO AIRPORT'S DAILY LOGBOOK RECORDED A DEPARTURE TIME OF 16:30PM FOR THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE.

## 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 ERA18TA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18TA193), Jul 14, 2018: Quicksilver MXL II (N594TC), Arecibo, PR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The noncertificated pilot's improper fuel planning and management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

## Other reports on N594TC (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20080830855479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080830855479A), Aug 30, 2008: Amtr MXLII (N594TC), Carceloneta, PR, Destroyed. On August 30, 2008, around 1300 hrs, the FSDO in san juan, PR was notified by [privacy data omitted] the owner of the aircraft N594TC of an accident which…

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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