Quicksilver SPORT II N728NN

Summary

On 26 September 2023 at about 14:09 local time, a Quicksilver SPORT II registered N728NN was involved in an accident near Welsh, Louisiana, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

26 September 2023 at 14:09

Classification

Accident

Location

Welsh, Louisiana, United States

Coordinates

30.1865, -92.8342

Aircraft

Quicksilver SPORT II

Registration

N728NN

Category

Airplane

Year built

1989

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Jennings → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN23LA422

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot’s failure to maintain sufficient altitude from obstacles during the simulated landing approach which led to a collision with a fence and a building.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he was making a simulated landing approach to determine clearance requirements for a runway he was planning to put on his property. He said that during the approach, there was a slight tailwind, and he flew about 6 to 7 ft. above the ground during the approach. There was a fence that crossed the approach path. The pilot surmised that as he approached the fence and added power the airplane settled and the tail skid caught the top wire of the electric fence, which altered the airplane’s trajectory. The airplane struck a building on the property and then the ground. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and fuselage. The pilot reported that the airplane had no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.