# Incident 20040525010309I: PEGASUSQUANT, Benton, KS, May 25, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 2004, 18:55 local time
- Place: Benton, KS
- Airport: Benton Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Ultralight vehicle (Part 103)
- Location: 37.7885° N, 97.1087° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Benton, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7885&lon=-97.1087&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PEGASUSQUANT
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 110 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040525010309I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) THE VEHICLE WAS ON A TRAINING FLIGHT AT BENTON AIRPORT KANSAS (1K1). DURING TAKEOFF ROLL ON RUNWAY 34, THE MACHINE BEGAN TO DRIFT LEFT OF CENTERLINE. WHILE CONTINUING TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT IT BECAME AIRBORNE TO AN ALTITUDE OF 10 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL AS ESTIMATED BY THE PILOT. THE LEFT WING TIP STRUCK SAPLINGS ALONG THE LEFT EDGE OF THE IMPROVED AREA ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. UPON IMPACT WITH THE OBSTRUCTION, THE FUSELAGE ROTATED TO THE LEFT, SETTLED TO THE GROUND ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND SKIDDED TO A STOP. THE OCCUPANTS EXITED THE MACHINE UNASSISTED AND RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES DURING THE INCIDENT. THE PEGASA WEIGHT SHIFT MACHINE MEETS THE CRITERIA IN 14 CFR PART 103 FOR AN ULTRALIGHT VEHICLE AND WAS OPERATED FOR INSTRUCTIONAL PURPOSES ONLY UNDER AERO-SPORTS CONNECTION (ASC) EXEMPTION NUMBER A10JRRR. LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WERE PRESENT AT THE SCENE BUT NO REPORT WAS FILED. PILOT INDUCED.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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