# Accident 20240816015259A: Smith T Gunter QUICK SILVER SP II, Mobile, AL, August 16, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 2024, 08:14 local time
- Place: Mobile, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5354° N, 88.0233° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5354&lon=-88.0233&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2342D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2342D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith T Gunter QUICK SILVER SP II (registry code 056035O, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-t-gunter-quick-silver-sp-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SMITH T GUNTER QUICK SILVER SP II
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA349) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240816015259A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS FLYING LOW ON APPROACH TO A WATER LANDING IN MOBILE BAY, MOBILE, ALABAMA.

THE LEFT AMPHIBIOUS FLOAT STRUK THE WATER FIRST CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP UPSIDE DOWN.

THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE UNINJURIED AND ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT.

THEY WERE PICKED UP BY A FISHERMAN WHO WAS NEARBY.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTED ON TO A BARGE AND TAKEN TO SHORE.

## 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 ERA24LA349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA349), Aug 16, 2024: Smith T Gunter Quick Silver SP II (N2342D), Mobile, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane in gusty wind conditions while flying low over water, which resulted in the floats impacting a wave and the airplane’s subsequent nose over…

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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