Quicksilver MXL II N594TC

Summary

On 30 August 2008 at about 16:00 local time, a Quicksilver MXL II registered N594TC was involved in an accident near Barceloneta, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

30 August 2008 at 16:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Barceloneta, United States

Nearest airport

Private Airstrip (NONE)

Coordinates

18.4678, -66.6525

Aircraft

Quicksilver MXL II

Registration

N594TC

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Barceloneta → Barceloneta

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC08CA300

1 person was seriously injured.

The student pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during an aborted landing. Contributing to the accident were the high winds.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

While landing on an unapproved grass strip, the student pilot of the amateur-built experimental light sport aircraft "bounced" and decided to abort the landing. As he applied power to the engine, the airplane encountered a wind gust, banked sharply right, and lost altitude. During the aborted landing, the airplane continued to turn to the right in a steep bank. After completing a full 180-degree turn, the airplane descended and impacted a fence pole, substantially damaging the right wing. The reported wind, at an airport located approximately 28 miles southwest of the accident site, about the time of the accident was from 250 degrees at 15 knots, gusting to 19 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.