Pegasus QUANTUM accident near Fort Atkinson, WI
On August 9, 2017, a Pegasus QUANTUM was involved in an accident near Fort Atkinson, WI. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- August 9, 2017
- Place
- Fort Atkinson, WI
- Aircraft
- Pegasus QUANTUM · WSFT
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 42.968°N, 88.810°W
- NTSB ID
- 20170809X40008
Official records · CEN17LA307
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn August 8, 2017, about 2005 central daylight time, a Pegasus Quantum Q-2 weight-shift-control (WSC) aircraft, N56092, impacted a river during a go-around at the Fort Atkinson Municipal Airport (61C), Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin. The sport pilot and the pilot-rated passenger were fatally injured, and the aircraft was substantially damaged. The aircraft was registered to and operated by the pilot under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local flight, which departed 61C about 1930. According to a flight instructor located on the ramp at 61C, the pilot made a solo landing in the aircraft about 1915. After the passenger was loaded in the rear seat, the aircraft departed from runway 21 and subsequently made several stable low approaches to a parallel grass runway. The aircraft then made an "unstable approach," which the flight instructor attributed to the passenger possibly flying the approach. He heard the engine power increase and saw the aircraft bank to the left. The left bank steepened, and the aircraft descended rapidly until it impacted a river and submerged. PERSONNEL INFORMATIONThe 51-year-old pilot held a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) sport pilot certificate for WSC aircraft and a repairman certificate for light sport aircraft in the WSC category. The pilot had never applied for a medical certificate nor was he required to do so. The 16-year-old passenger held a student pilot certificate and had recently accomplished a solo flight in a fixed-w
Probable cause
The student pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during a go-around, which resulted in impact with water. Contributing to the accident was the non-instructor sport pilot's decision to allow the student pilot to fly the aircraft.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
