# NTSB CEN14LA054: Quicksilver Mxii Sport, N2910P, Erie, CO, November 14, 2013 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: November 14, 2013, 11:39 local (18:39 UTC) - Place: Erie, CO - Coordinates: 40.020942, -105.039306 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0209&lon=-105.0393&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Initial climb: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 23, 2014 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA Flight Standards District Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 88431 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN14LA054 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/88431/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=88431 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA054 ## Probable cause A loss of engine power due to a crankshaft failure, which resulted in a forced landing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Engine (reciprocating): recip engine power section](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01058520): Aircraft › Aircraft power plant · Failure (probable cause); cases with it: [Quicksilver MXII SPORT, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01058520/cases.md?model=05901SA), [All aircraft, 233 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01058520/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Initial climb: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [Quicksilver MXII SPORT, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md?model=05901SA), [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092); cases with it: [Quicksilver MXII SPORT, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md?model=05901SA), [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Quicksilver MXII SPORT, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=05901SA), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis After takeoff, the engine lost power, and the pilot turned the airplane back toward the runway. The airplane landed hard, and the right wing struck the ground, which crushed the leading edge and broke several ribs. The pilot reported no preaccident malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. Fuel was found onboard the airplane. Although the pilot returned the engine to the manufacturer for examination, he could not provide the test results. However, he stated that the crankshaft failed and that he believed it "had something to do with the center main shaft bearing." ## Factual narrative On November 14, 2013, at 1139 mountain standard time, a Quicksilver MXII Sport, N2910P, landed hard and collided with terrain at the Erie Municipal Airport (KEIK), Erie, Colorado, following a loss of engine power. The sport-certificated pilot and his passenger were not injured. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, and no flight plan had been filed. The flight originated from KEIK about 1030.The pilot told a Federal Aviation Administration inspector that he had been making touch and go landings in the airport traffic pattern for about one hour. After taking off, the engine lost power and he turned back towards the runway. The airplane landed hard and the right wing struck the ground. The leading edge was crushed and several ribs were broken. The engine was returned to the manufacturer for examination. The pilot was later questioned as to why the engine lost power. He replied that he could not find the e-mail from the manufacturer but to the best of his recollection, the crankshaft had failed "that had something to do with the center main shaft bearing." ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2910P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2910P), registered now, S/N 000772, built 1999 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: QUICKSILVER MXII SPORT (NO SERIES) - Registry model: [Quicksilver MXII SPORT](https://openairdocs.org/model/quicksilver-mxii-sport) (registry code 05901SA) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Rotax 582SER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (registry code 55556, 2 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 000772 - Year built: 1999 - Engines: ROTAX 582 65 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Hughes Daniel T - Registered owner: Hughes Daniel T - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental light sport (Special) - Departed: KEIK, Erie, CO - Destination: KEIK, Erie, CO - Airport: KEIK, Erie Municiapl, runway 33, 4,700 × 60 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 48; injuries: none; sport pilot; airplane ratings: single-engine land; seat: single; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 320 total, 280 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 170° at 6 knots - Visibility: 40 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 54 °F, dew point 32 °F - Altimeter: 30.02 inHg - Observed at: KBJC, 9 nm away ## Other investigations on N2910P (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 CEN09CA412](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA412), Jun 25, 2009: Quicksilver Mxii Sport (N2910P), Longmont, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. ## Docket (5 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on February 5, 2014, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=88431. 2.4 MB in all. - Record of Conversation (item 1, .PDF, 50 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40408191&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Record%20of%20Conversation-Master.PDF - Pilot's Statement (item 2, .PDF, 523 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40408188&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%27s%20Statement-Redacted.PDF - E-Mail from Pilot (item 3, .PDF, 47 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40408190&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=E-Mail%20from%20Pilot-Redacted.PDF - Weather Reports and Records (item 4, .PDF, 49 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40408192&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Weather%20Reports%20and%20Records-Master.PDF - Photo - N8029P and right wing damage (item 5, .PDF, 1.7 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40406613&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%20-%20N8029P%20and%20right%20wing%20damage-Master.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.