- Date
- July 24, 1982, 13:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Ft. Collins, CO
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1373XEipper MX II Quicksilver
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 24, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820724034249A
- Case key
- 70775
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - in flight
Flare - delayedCause
Recovery from bounced landing - improperCause
Flight controls - improper use ofCause
Stall - inadvertent
Supervision - inadequateCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The ultralight was high & flat during the approach so the CFI deployed the spoilerons to increase the descent. The dual student started his flare too late & the vehicle bounced & stalled.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1373X
- Reported as
- Eipper MX II Quicksilver
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Airframe hours
- 75
- Engine
- Cuyana, 75 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Ultralight Aviation Center
- Registered owner
- Ultralight Aviation Center
- Departed
- Ft. Collins, CO
- Destination
- Ft. Collins, CO
- Airport
- Uac Flt Park, runway 36, 600 × 100 ft, dirt
N1373XRegistration cancelled Mar 26, 2013 · Mcquiddy JM QUICKSILVER MX-IIAirframe modelMcquiddy JM QUICKSILVER MX-IIEngine modelCuyuna ALL MDLS A/B
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 25
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 740 total · 15 in this make and model · 740 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Temperature
- 192 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.