Flight Crew Private
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 23; Flight Crew Total 731; Flight Crew Type 75
Training / Qualification
Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft; Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control
Aircraft Aircraft Damaged; General Physical Injury / Incapacitation
Human Factors
I was landing on a gravel road. Was about to touch down and the aircraft dropped causing a slightly hard landing. If this was any other aircraft it would have resulted in a slight bounce; however the Quicksilver has no suspension and the rear axle which snapped off is just a thin walled aluminum tube. This caused the nose wheel to hit abruptly and the struts to let go causing the aircraft to nose over. I was alone and only received a minor cut on my left leg.
Ultralight pilot reported a hard landing that resulted in the aircraft nosing over.