Quicksilver MXL II SPORT UNREG

Summary

On 25 June 2015 at about 00:20 local time, a Quicksilver MXL II SPORT registered UNREG was involved in an accident near Ute, Iowa, 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

25 June 2015 at 00:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Ute, Iowa, United States

Coordinates

42.0492, -95.7097

Aircraft

Quicksilver MXL II SPORT

Registration

UNREG

Category

Airplane

Year built

2013

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ute → Ute

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA15CA138

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed to prevent an inadvertent aerodynamic stall, and impact with terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that the accident flight was his first flight in an experimental amateur built airplane, and he planned to complete one circuit in the traffic pattern. He said he remembered that during the final approach to land, he saw power lines which crossed the approach path, and a building, which he wanted to stay above. He also encountered a crosswind. He did not remember anything further.   A witness who observed the flight from the ground, reported that as the airplane approached the runway, he saw the airplane climb to clear the wires, but then the airplane descended and "fell out of the air," impacting the ground almost vertically. The pilot stated there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. During a post-flight examination, substantial damage was found along the fuselage.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.