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FAA incident report · Amtr ANTARES503 · Yucca Valley, CA · March 25, 2000

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Date
March 25, 2000 · 12:58 local
Place
Yucca Valley, CA
Airport
Yucca Valley Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
NONE
Reported as
Amtr ANTARES503
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
192 total176 in this make and model65 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23)The pilot reported that he was giving flight insrtuction in a weight shift ultra light aircraft, aka power hang glider. While practicing landings at Yucca Valley Airport, Yucca Valley, California the ultralight experienced a hard landing. During the inspection of the ultralight the pilot found no damage or any problems. The pilot said "we decided that the winds were becoming to strong so they were heading back to hemet ryan airport, hemet California". The pilot reported that just after takeoff the ultrlight had problems gaining altitude and turned into the wind and tried the flying method of pulling the wings in to gain speed and then slowly pushing the wings out to gain altitude. After about 2 miles, having not gained any altitude and the ultralight heading toward mountainous terrain, the pilot decided to make a landing but a few feet before touvh down the ultrolight struck unseen telephone wires and cables. The ultrolight received minor damage and the pilot and passenger where not injured. The pilot is a currently licensed us ultralight instructor, number ^privac^.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS GIVING FLIGHT INSRTUCTION IN A WEIGHT SHIFT ULTRA LIGHT AIRCRAFT, AKA POWER HANG GLIDER. WHILE PRACTICING LANDINGS AT YUCCA VALLEY AIRPORT, YUCCA VALLEY, CALIFORNIA THE ULTRALIGHT EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING. DURING THE INSPECTION OF THE ULTRALIGHT THE PILOT FOUND NO DAMAGE OR ANY PROBLEMS. THE PILOT SAID "WE DECIDED THAT THE WINDS WERE BECOMING TO STRONG SO THEY WERE HEADING BACK TO HEMET RYAN AIRPORT, HEMET CALIFORNIA". THE PILOT REPORTED THAT JUST AFTER TAKEOFF THE ULTRLIGHT HAD PROBLEMS GAINING ALTITUDE AND TURNED INTO THE WIND AND TRIED THE FLYING METHOD OF PULLING THE WINGS IN TO GAIN SPEED AND THEN SLOWLY PUSHING THE WINGS OUT TO GAIN ALTITUDE. AFTER ABOUT 2 MILES, HAVING NOT GAINED ANY ALTITUDE AND THE ULTRALIGHT HEADING TOWARD MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, THE PILOT DECIDED TO MAKE A LANDING BUT A FEW FEET BEFORE TOUVH DOWN THE ULTROLIGHT STRUCK UNSEEN TELEPHONE WIRES AND CABLES. THE ULTROLIGHT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WHERE NOT INJURED. THE PILOT IS A CURRENTLY LICENSED US ULTRALIGHT INSTRUCTOR, NUMBER ^PRIVAC^.