Quicksilver SPORT2S R582 N228KM
5 May 2017 · Arecibo, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 May 2017 at about 11:20 local time, a Quicksilver SPORT2S R582 registered N228KM was involved in an accident near Arecibo, United States. One person was 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.
The record
- Date
- at 11:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Arecibo, United States
- Nearest airport
- Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airp (ABO)
- Coordinates
- 18.4508, -66.6756
- Aircraft
- Quicksilver SPORT2S R582
- Registration
- N228KM
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2007
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Arecibo → Arecibo
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA17CA261
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to see and avoid trees during low-altitude flight.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot in the weight-shift-controlled aircraft reported that he was performing a maintenance flight about 40 ft above ground level. He recalled that he remained in the pattern and that he was in a level flight profile when the left wing struck a tree. The aircraft fell to the ground and sustained substantial damage to the left wing strut and trailing edge tubes. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the weight-shift-controlled aircraft that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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