# NTSB CEN14LA146: Fogg Quicksilver MX II, N94567, Holland, MI, February 15, 2014 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: February 15, 2014, 17:30 local (22:30 UTC) - Place: Holland, MI - Coordinates: 42.786945, -86.149169 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7869&lon=-86.1492&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 9, 2014 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration, Grand Rapids FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 88814 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN14LA146 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/88814/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=88814 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA146 ## Probable cause The pilot's inability to maintain airplane control after inadvertently landing in an area of deep snow on a frozen lake. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Fogg Eric J QUICKSILVER MX II, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=059023W), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Attain/maintain not possible (probable cause); cases with it: [Fogg Eric J QUICKSILVER MX II, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=059023W), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Runway/land/takeoff/taxi surface: snow/slush/ice covered surface](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023015): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Effect on operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Fogg Eric J QUICKSILVER MX II, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023015/cases.md?model=059023W), [All aircraft, 219 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023015/cases.md) - [Runway/land/takeoff/taxi surface: snow/slush/ice covered surface](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023015): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Awareness of condition (probable cause); cases with it: [Fogg Eric J QUICKSILVER MX II, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023015/cases.md?model=059023W), [All aircraft, 219 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023015/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090) (defining event); cases with it: [Fogg Eric J QUICKSILVER MX II, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=059023W), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096); cases with it: [Fogg Eric J QUICKSILVER MX II, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=059023W), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that, after a local flight, he decided to land on a snow-covered frozen lake. The airplane landed in 18-inch-deep snow and nosed down shortly after touchdown, which resulted in damage to the fuselage and right wing. The pilot reported that, earlier in the day, he had been flying a powered-parachute (not the accident airplane) from a different area of the same frozen lake that only had 1 to 2 inches of snow cover, which led him to believe it would be safe to land during the accident flight. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative On February 15, 2014, at 1730 eastern standard time, an experimental amateur-built Fogg model Quicksilver MX II airplane, N94567, was substantially damaged while landing on a snow-covered frozen lake near Holland, Michigan. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by a private individual under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91, without a flight plan. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight, which departed Park Township Airport (HLN), Holland, Michigan, at 1700. The pilot reported that after a local flight he decided to land on the snow-covered frozen lake. The airplane landed in 18 inch deep snow and nosed down shortly after touchdown. The fuselage and right wing were substantially damaged during the accident. The pilot reported that earlier in the day he had been flying a powered-parachute (not the accident airplane) from a different area of the same frozen lake that only had 1-2 inches of snow cover. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N94567](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94567-2021-10-02), registration cancelled 2021-10-02, S/N 001, built 2003 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: FOGG QUICKSILVER MX II - Registry model: [Fogg Eric J QUICKSILVER MX II](https://openairdocs.org/model/fogg-eric-j-quicksilver-mx-ii) (registry code 059023W) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Rotax 582DCDI](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582dcdi) (registry code 55562, 2 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 001 - Year built: 2003 - Airframe hours: 290 - Engines: Rotax 582DCDI 72 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Condition, December 15, 2007 - Departed: HLM, Holland, MI - Destination: HLM, Holland, MI ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 39; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review May 1, 2013; seat: left; restraint: lap only; flight hours: 1,100 total, 100 in this make and model, 990 as pilot in command, 40 in the last 90 days, 15 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 240° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 19 °F, dew point 14 °F - Altimeter: 30.02 inHg - Turbulence: Unknown - Observed at: BIV, 3 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20140215000999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140215000999A), Feb 15, 2014: Fogg Eric J QUICKSILVER MX II, Holland, MI, Substantial damage. On February 15, 2014, at 1833 eastern standard time, an experimental quick silver mx ii light sport airplane, N94567, was substantially damaged while landing… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 3, 2014, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=88814. 682 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 621 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40410935&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Memorandum of Conversation (Benjamin Fogg, Pilot) (item 2, .PDF, 60 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40410936&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Memorandum%20of%20Conversation%20(Benjamin%20Fogg,%20Pilot)-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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