Accident Quicksilver MX SE-YAF, Tuesday 30 August 1983

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Date:	Tuesday 30 August 1983
Time:
Type:	Quicksilver MX
Owner/operator:
Registration:	SE-YAF
MSN:	3021-177
Year of manufacture:	1981
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Hasselstad - Sweden
Phase:	Unknown
Nature:
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	SHK
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
During a landing attempt, the pilot of ultralight SE-YAF failed to arrest the sink rate despite increasing power and back pressure, causing an early touchdown and a rollover in a potato field. The pilot was uninjured; the aircraft sustained extensive damage.

Accident investigation: