# Accident 20190617019139A: Quicksilver Aircraft Northeast SPORT 2S, Ledgedale, PA, June 17, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 2019, 14:19 local time
- Place: Ledgedale, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3911° N, 75.3317° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3911&lon=-75.3317&mi=10
- Aircraft: N418RB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N418RB-2021-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Quicksilver Aircraft Northeast SPORT 2S (registry code 0563380, https://openairdocs.org/model/quicksilver-aircraft-northeast-sport-2s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: QUICKSILVER AIRCRAFT NORTHEAST SPORT 2S
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 460 total, 70 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA361](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA361) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190617019139A

## Narrative

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

DURING A FLIGHT FROM MGJ TO AVP THE AIRCRAFTS ENGINE STARTED SPUTTERING AND THE PILOT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A LARGE FIELD WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE PILOT DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL ISSUES WITH THE AICRAFT BUT MISCALCULATED THE FUEL BURN AND WAS ALMOST OUT OF FUEL. HE WAS ABLE TO GET ADDITIONAL FUEL TO DEPART THE FIELD AFTER GETTING PERMISSION FROM THE LAND OWNER. DURING HIS TAKEOFF ROLL HE MISJUDGED THE TAKEOFF DISTANCE AND UPON ROTATION THE WHEELS STRUCK THICK WEEDS WHICH BROUGHT THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE GROUND AND CAUSED IT TO FLIP OVER.

## 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 GAA19CA361](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA361), Jun 17, 2019: Quicksilver Aircraft Northeast Sport (N418RB), Ledgedale, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff, which resulted a nose-over. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper in-flight fuel management, which resulted in the…

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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