Pollack QUICKSILVER SPRINT2S N250AB

Summary

On 3 July 2016 at about 00:45 local time, a Pollack QUICKSILVER SPRINT2S registered N250AB was involved in an accident near Bullard, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

3 July 2016 at 00:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Bullard, Texas, United States

Coordinates

32.0989, -95.4469

Aircraft

Pollack QUICKSILVER SPRINT2S

Registration

N250AB

Category

Airplane

Year built

2005

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bullard → Bullard

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN16LA244

Nobody was injured.

A loss of airplane control during landing for reasons that could not be determined, because the airplane sank and was not recovered.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airline transport pilot stated that a preflight check of the flight controls revealed no anomalies, and he and the passenger taxied the float-equipped airplane from its dock onto the lake for takeoff. The pilot reported that, shortly after takeoff, the flight controls felt abnormal, and he elected to return to the lake for landing. He stated that he could not correct the airplane's bank angle before touching down, and the airplane landed hard on the water in a right bank. The pilot and passenger egressed, and the airplane subsequently sank. Attempts to locate and retrieve the airplane following the accident were unsuccessful; therefore, no examination of the airplane was performed, and the reason for the pilot's reported control difficulties could not be determined.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.