Quicksilver 2S SPORT UNREG

Summary

On 31 May 2019 at about 00:45 local time, a Quicksilver 2S SPORT registered UNREG was involved in an accident near Waverly, Minnesota, 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

31 May 2019 at 00:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Waverly, Minnesota, United States

Coordinates

45.0000, -94.0000

Aircraft

Quicksilver 2S SPORT

Registration

UNREG

Category

Airplane

Year built

2001

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Flight Test

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Waverly → Waverly

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA19CA297

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper preflight fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and a subsequent forced, hard landing in a field.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the unregistered airplane reported that he departed with 3 gallons of fuel and that he was flight testing the airplane by flying it low up and down a private, grass airstrip. He added that, about 1 hour 15 minutes hours into the flight, he "neglected to carefully check the fuel remaining" before taking off to conduct a teardrop maneuver. Once airborne, about 50 to 75 ft, he performed a climbing left turn and noticed the "engine was no longer producing power." He leveled the wings and pushed forward on the control stick. He began the landing flare for a forced landing in a field, and the airplane landed hard and nosed over. 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. The pilot recommended as a safety recommendation to "fill the fuel tank!"

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.