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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Araujo Alberto QUICKSILVERMXLIISPOR · Westminster, MD · August 18, 2018

Date: August 18, 2018 · 10:45 local
Place: Westminster, MD
Airport: Boughors Orchard Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N105SE
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA18FA221
Reported as: Araujo Alberto Quicksilvermxliispor
Reported engine: ROTAX 582DCDI
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,200 total

N105SERegistration cancelled May 22, 2019 · Araujo Alberto QUICKSILVERMXLIISPORS/N 000891 · Built 2006 Airframe modelAraujo Alberto QUICKSILVERMXLIISPOR Engine modelRotax 582DCDI2 cycle

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What happened

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

Pilot attended a fly-in breakfast at 07MD (Boughors Orchard Airport). He gave another attendee a ride. After a short flight, the pilot was approaching toward the south. As he approached the field, another aircraft was taking off from the private air strip. The pilot circled until the runway was clear and during that time he lost control and descended uncontrolled into a farm field. The aircraft was destroyed.

Weather reported:

Temperature: 81 degrees f

Dew point: 81 degrees f

Humidity: 100 %

Wind: sw

Wind speed: 6 mph

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ATTENDED A FLY-IN BREAKFAST AT 07MD (BOUGHORS ORCHARD AIRPORT). HE GAVE ANOTHER ATTENDEE A RIDE. AFTER A SHORT FLIGHT, THE PILOT WAS APPROACHING TOWARD THE SOUTH. AS HE APPROACHED THE FIELD, ANOTHER AIRCRAFT WAS TAKING OFF FROM THE PRIVATE AIR STRIP. THE PILOT CIRCLED UNTIL THE RUNWAY WAS CLEAR AND DURING THAT TIME HE LOST CONTROL AND DESCENDED UNCONTROLLED INTO A FARM FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

WEATHER REPORTED:

TEMPERATURE: 81 DEGREES F

DEW POINT: 81 DEGREES F

HUMIDITY: 100 %

WIND: SW

WIND SPEED: 6 MPH

NTSB investigation

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

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