Quicksilver MXL II SPORT N187AB

Summary

On 20 October 2012 at about 21:20 local time, a Quicksilver MXL II SPORT registered N187AB, operated by Cameron Kane, was involved in an accident near Live Oak, California, United States. 2 people were 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

20 October 2012 at 21:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Live Oak, California, United States

Nearest airport

Sutter Butte Dusters (Ag) (N/A)

Coordinates

39.2211, -121.6981

Aircraft

Quicksilver MXL II SPORT

Registration

N187AB

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Cameron Kane

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Live Oak → Live Oak

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR13CA019

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot’s failure to compensate for turbulent conditions, which resulted in a loss of altitude.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he departed the airstrip, and the airplane experienced light turbulence. He entered a left traffic pattern to the downwind leg, and the turbulence stopped. After executing a touch-and-go landing, the pilot departed to the south. Subsequently, between 50 and 100 feet above ground level, the airplane began to lose lift. The pilot landed the airplane in a rice field, it nosed over as the wheels contacted the vegetation, and the airplane sustained substantial damage to the forward fuselage. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.