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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Watts Steven L EIPPER QUICKSILVER M · Brazil, IN · July 13, 2022

Date
July 13, 2022 · 14:30 local
Place
Brazil, IN
Airport
Brazil Clay County
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N173SW
Reported as
Watts Steven L Eipper Quicksilver M
Reported engine
ROTAX 582DCDI
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
100 total50 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

On July, 13th, 2022, at approximately 1930Z,privacy data omitted, an Eipper Quicksilver M, an experimental light sport aircraft took off from runway 27 at Brazil Indiana, Clay county airport (0I2). The aircraft climbed to approximately 50? While drifting off of the runway centerline stalled and impacted the ground south of the runway. The pilot was injured and taken to the hospital. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. Weather at the time of the accident as reported at terre haute (khuf) (9.5 nautical miles west of the accident) was visibility equal to 10 statute miles, clear skies, winds from 330° at 7 knots. The NTSB is not investigating this accident.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY, 13TH, 2022, AT APPROXIMATELY 1930Z,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, AN EIPPER QUICKSILVER M, AN EXPERIMENTAL LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY 27 AT BRAZIL INDIANA, CLAY COUNTY AIRPORT (0I2). THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 50? WHILE DRIFTING OFF OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE STALLED AND IMPACTED THE GROUND SOUTH OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT WAS INJURED AND TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AS REPORTED AT TERRE HAUTE (KHUF) (9.5 NAUTICAL MILES WEST OF THE ACCIDENT) WAS VISIBILITY EQUAL TO 10 STATUTE MILES, CLEAR SKIES, WINDS FROM 330° AT 7 KNOTS. THE NTSB IS NOT INVESTIGATING THIS ACCIDENT.