- Date
- September 21, 1983, 19:15 local (Sep 22, 1983, 00:15 UTC)
- Place
- Wichita, KS
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3150XEipper Quicksilver
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830921052689A
- Case key
- 33494
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The instructor plt (CFI) & student were on a dual instructional flt, using a registered, 2 place, ultralight acft with a single control stick. According to the CFI, the student was making a takeoff toward the southwest when the acft encountered a gust of wind & the right wing dropped. At that time, the CFI reached for the control stick, located between the 2 seats, to help the student regain control. Reportedly, the student released the stick before the CFI had time to grab it. The stick went full forward & the acft nosed over. The CFI grabbed the stick & tried to regain control. However, there was insufficient alt to recover & the ultralight crashed in a nose down attitude. The wind was reported from 240 deg at 10 gusting 15 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3150X
- Reported as
- Eipper Quicksilver (QUICKSILVE)
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 1006
- Airframe hours
- 200
- Engine
- Rotax 503, 50 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Stearman Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 7, 1982 · 200 hours before
- Airport
- PVT · Wichita Gliderport
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
- 30
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 1,519 total · 9 in this make and model · 1,416 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.