Pilot Debrief

QUICKSILVER MXL SPORT near Point Mugu, CA — 2017-11-19

Final reportGAA18CA054
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Date
2017-11-19
Location
Point Mugu, CA, USA
Aircraft
QUICKSILVER MXL SPORT
Registration
N7712
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
Minor
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to see and avoid power wires.

NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, while following a friend performing an instructional flight, the other aircraft motioned to indicate that the student pilot had taken the flight controls, so he "broke away to the right." He added that he began a descent in an area of known power wires and "in [his] mind's eye, [he] had already [passed] the second of 2 sets" of power wires. He added that the airplane struck the power wires "at eye level" and then impacted terrain. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

NTSB coding

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