# Accident 20260323004849A: Quicksilver GT-400, Jamul, CA, March 23, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 2026, 15:30 local time
- Place: Jamul, CA
- Airport: John Nichols Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6334° N, 116.8903° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6334&lon=-116.8903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N120LF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N120LF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Quicksilver GT-400 (registry code 05901P8, https://openairdocs.org/model/quicksilver-gt-400) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503 DCDI (registry code 55566, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: QUICKSILVER GT-400
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503 DCDI
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 198 total, 1 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260323004849A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD RECENTLY AQUIRED THE AIRCRAFT AND AFTER SEVERAL FAST TAXIS TO GET THE FEEL OF THE AIRCRAFT, HE TOOK OFF AND CLIMBED TO 1000 FT MSL.  HE FLEW THE PATTERN SEVERAL TIMES AND IDENTIFIED A RADIO WAS COMING LOOSE FROM ITS MOUNT SO HE DECIDED TO LAND.  HE STATED THAT BECAUSE OF THE DISTRACTION, HE USED 10 DEGREES OF FLAP INSTEAD OF 30 CAUSING A HARD LANDING AND BOUNCE SO HE ELECTED TO RECOVER BY ADDING POWER AND GO AROUND.  HE STATED THAT HE REALIZED HE WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE TREES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY TO CLEAR THEM SO HE DECIDED THAT IT WOULD BE BETTER TO RUN THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE BUSHES.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE BUT THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## 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 WPR26LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA148), Mar 23, 2026: Quicksilver GT-400 (N120LF), Chula Vista, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and a subsequent runway excursion.

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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