Radley Vincent QUICKSILVER SPORT 2S accident near Cleveland, GA
On May 20, 2024, a Radley Vincent QUICKSILVER SPORT 2S (airplane) was involved in an accident near Cleveland, GA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- May 20, 2024
- Place
- Cleveland, GA
- Aircraft
- Radley Vincent QUICKSILVER SPORT 2S · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 34.560°N, 83.714°W
- NTSB ID
- 20240520194286
Official records · ERA24FA221
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn May 20, 2024, about 0842 eastern daylight time, an experimental amateur-built Quicksilver Sport 2S, N960B, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Cleveland, Georgia. The sport pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 test flight. According to the owner of the airplane, he transported it via ground to the sport pilot/light sport aircraft repairman’s facility at Mountain Airpark (0GE5), Cleveland, Georgia. The sport pilot/repairman performed maintenance, which included replacing the fabric, replacing a throttle cable, and performing a condition inspection. The accident flight was a post maintenance test flight. Although the sport pilot owned a Zenith CH 701, he had never flown the make and model accident airplane. The owner added that due to the short tail, the accident airplane lacked rudder effectiveness at slow airspeed and was subject to left turning tendencies (p-factor). Review of airport security video revealed that the sport pilot attempted to take off on the north runway. Immediately after liftoff, the airplane turned left about 90°. The engine noise decreased, and the airplane appeared to momentarily come under control; however, it was flying toward the front of a hangar. The engine nose increased again, and the airplane cleared the hangar, but as it climbed in a left turn it abruptly descended behind the hangar and impacted the ground. After viewing the video, the airplane owner further stated that it appeared the sport pilot rotated too early and over-rota
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during the takeoff and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and spin at low altitude. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of experience in the accident airplane make and model.
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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.
