20240720021569A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Quicksilver GT-400 · Mansfield, MO · July 20, 2024

Date
July 20, 2024 · 17:30 local
Place
Mansfield, MO
Airport
Mansfield Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N919PS
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN24LA281
Reported as
Quicksilver GT-400
Reported engine
ROTAX 503 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
80 total2 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

According to an eye witness, who was also a private pilot, the aircraft took off from runway 25, climbed to approximately 100 feet AGL in what appeared to be a normal departure. The aircraft then began to rock back and forth about it's longitudinal (roll) axis. The right wing dropped in what appeared to be an aerodyanmic stall, after which the aircraft quickly decended and impacted the ground approximately 25 to 30 yards to the right of runway 25. The aircraft engine was still running when first responders arrived on scene. With the exception of the control yoke, which was damaged by impact forces, there were no appearent discontinuities with the flight controls. There was no airworthiness certificate, registration, flight manual or weight and balance paperwork in or about the accident scene.

As the FAA filed it

ACCORDING TO AN EYE WITNESS, WHO WAS ALSO A PRIVATE PILOT, THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY 25, CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET AGL IN WHAT APPEARED TO BE A NORMAL DEPARTURE. THE AIRCRAFT THEN BEGAN TO ROCK BACK AND FORTH ABOUT IT'S LONGITUDINAL (ROLL) AXIS. THE RIGHT WING DROPPED IN WHAT APPEARED TO BE AN AERODYANMIC STALL, AFTER WHICH THE AIRCRAFT QUICKLY DECENDED AND IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 25 TO 30 YARDS TO THE RIGHT OF RUNWAY 25. THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING WHEN FIRST RESPONDERS ARRIVED ON SCENE. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE CONTROL YOKE, WHICH WAS DAMAGED BY IMPACT FORCES, THERE WERE NO APPEARENT DISCONTINUITIES WITH THE FLIGHT CONTROLS. THERE WAS NO AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE, REGISTRATION, FLIGHT MANUAL OR WEIGHT AND BALANCE PAPERWORK IN OR ABOUT THE ACCIDENT SCENE.

NTSB investigation

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