QUICKSILVER Sport II near Manchester, IA — 2012-06-05
Final reportCEN12LA340
- Date
- 2012-06-05
- Location
- Manchester, IA, USA
- Airport
- C27
- Aircraft
- QUICKSILVER Sport II
- Registration
- N4396H
- Category
- Airplane
- Highest injury
- Fatal
- Fatalities
- 1
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
Probable cause
An inadvertent aerodynamic stall while maneuvering at a low altitude.
NTSB narrative
The airplane entered a sharp left bank turn over the airport at a low altitude before impacting the ground with the engine operating. The airplane wreckage was resting in a nose-down, left-wing-low orientation that was consistent with a stall. Examination of the wreckage revealed no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Analysis
- Primary failure mode
- Loss of control
- First missed decision gate
- Pilot could have avoided sharp left bank maneuver before crash.
NTSB coding
Evidence available
- 9 docket documents
Docket documents9
- Witness Statementsinterview
- Aircraft Airworthinessother
- Aircraft Logbookother
- Aircraft Registrationother
- Engine Logbookother
- Pilot Logbookother
- Record of Examinationother
- Toxicological Reportreport
- Weather Reports and Recordsreport
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