ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 311986
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| Date: | Thursday 25 February 2021 |
| Time: | 18:30 LT |
| Type: | Quicksilver MXII |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | UNREG |
| MSN: | Unknown |
| Engine model: | Rotax Aircraft Engines 503 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hattiesburg, Mississippi -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hattiesburg, MS (KPVT) |
| Hattiesburg, MS | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airline transport pilot reported that while on final approach to land in his unregistered two-seat light sport airplane, when he retarded the throttle, the airplane's engine experienced a complete loss of power. The pilot attempted to force land the airplane in a grass field, but the right wing struck a tree branch and the airplane subsequently impacted terrain coming to rest on its nose. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing and fuselage. A Federal Aviation Administration inspector conducted a postaccident examination of the airplane. The fuel tank and rudder were not present with the wreckage and there were no airplane identification markings. Flight control continuity was established but an engine examination was not conducted. The inspector requested the pilot produce the operating handbook, operating limitations, and maintenance records for the aircraft, which he could not. The National Transportation Safety Board attempted to have the engine examined further but the pilot would not allow it. The pilot reported there was adequate automotive fuel onboard when the engine failed. He examined the fuel lines, the fuel filter, and the carburetor, and found no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot reported that he did not feel carburetor ice was involved, but that the engine failure was a fuel issue. However, the pilot could not produce any evidence to confirm that.
Probable Cause: The total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons and the pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the trees during the subsequent forced landing resulting in an impact with trees and terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN21LA145
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 June 2002 | UNREG | Private | 1 | Cook, Washington | |
sub |
| 14 January 2006 | UNREG | Otis E Hopkins | 0 | Bouse, Arizona | |
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| 2 July 2012 | UNREG | Private | 0 | Manvel, North Dakota | |
sub |
| Loss of control | ||||||
| 17 February 2013 | UNREG | Poplarville, Mississippi | |
sub | ||
| Loss of control | ||||||
| 17 December 2013 | UNREG | 0 | Palestine, Texas | |
sub | |
| Loss of control | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-May-2023 05:52 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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