ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 144317
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| Date: | Thursday 8 March 2012 |
| Time: | 13:11 |
| Type: | Quicksilver MX Sprint II |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N702U |
| MSN: | 0642 |
| Engine model: | Rotax 582 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near the old Sherwood Ranch along Stage Coach Road, Willits, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Ft Bragg, CA (82CL) |
| Willits, CA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The accident flight was the student pilot's first solo flight in the airplane and second flight overall. He had no flight experience prior to operating this airplane. The pilot reported that he was attempting to land on a private dirt strip when the airplane encountered a tailwind that quickly dropped him down 25 feet into the terrain. The right wing clipped several treetops, and the airplane crashed 20 feet short of the dirt strip. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The student pilot did not maintain an adequate approach/glide path and altitude, which resulted in a runway undershoot and subsequent collision with trees. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot's lack of flight experience.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://www.willitsnews.com/ci_20138618/ultralight-goes-down-after-clipping-trees-pilot-ok
https://www.faa.gov/data_research/accident_incident/preliminary_data/events01/media/01_702U.txt
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=702U&x=0&y=0
https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20120308X85231&key=1
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Mar-2012 18:07 | Geno | Added |
| 14-May-2012 10:08 | Geno | Updated [Time, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 20:27 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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