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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Quicksilver SPORT II · Welsh, LA · September 26, 2023

Date: September 26, 2023 · 09:09 local
Place: Welsh, LA
Airport: Jennings
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N728NN
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN23LA422
Reported as: Quicksilver Sport II
Reported engine: ROTAX 503 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 10,185 total35 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N728NNRegistered now · Quicksilver SPORT IIS/N 548 · Built 1989 Airframe modelQuicksilver SPORT II Engine modelRotax 503 series2 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 was making approach to his property. He got too close to a fence on the property line and advanced the throttle. Engine did not respond as fast as he thought it would, so he was trying to not hit the fence and not stall the aircraft. The aircraft pulled to the right. The right wing hit the roof of a house south of the fence and the aircraft inverted and hit a barn south of the house.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS MAKING APPROACH TO HIS PROPERTY. HE GOT TOO CLOSE TO A FENCE ON THE PROPERTY LINE AND ADVANCED THE THROTTLE. ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND AS FAST AS HE THOUGHT IT WOULD, SO HE WAS TRYING TO NOT HIT THE FENCE AND NOT STALL THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THE RIGHT WING HIT THE ROOF OF A HOUSE SOUTH OF THE FENCE AND THE AIRCRAFT INVERTED AND HIT A BARN SOUTH OF THE HOUSE.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CEN23LA422Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportWelsh, LAThe pilot’s failure to maintain sufficient altitude from obstacles during the simulated landing approach which led to a collision with a fence and a building.Sep 26, 2023 · Substantial damage