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FAA accident report · Aircraft · Leipers Fork, TN · January 11, 2006

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Date
January 11, 2006 · 14:20 local
Place
Leipers Fork, TN
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
UNKNOWN
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1

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What happened

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

(-23) On 01/11/2006 at approximately 1400 hours, the pilot privacy data omitted was operating a powered parachute (ultra lite) in the Leipers Fork, TN area near franklin, TN. The pilot privacy data omitted was observed by an eyewitness on the ground para sailing at about tree top level when the engine stopped operating. The pilot privacy data omitted impacted the ground. The pilot privacy data omitted was pronounced dead at the site of impact by paramedics. I was informed by privacy data omitted a friend of the pilot privacy data omitted that the pilot privacy data omitted bought this ultra lite off the internet and that he had no formal training. The pilot privacy data omitted owned this ultra lite for about three months and was self trained on its operation. privacy data omitted Also stated that the pilot privacy data omitted had been having engine problems since he bought the ultra lite. This was also noted in a logbook kept by the pilot privacy data omitted there was several spark plugs found inside his vehicle along with tools and gasoline for the ultra lite. All the spark plugs were oil soaked. The engine exhaust also showed signs of running rich.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 01/11/2006 AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 HOURS, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS OPERATING A POWERED PARACHUTE (ULTRA LITE) IN THE LEIPERS FORK, TN AREA NEAR FRANKLIN, TN. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ WAS OBSERVED BY AN EYEWITNESS ON THE GROUND PARA SAILING AT ABOUT TREE TOP LEVEL WHEN THE ENGINE STOPPED OPERATING. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SITE OF IMPACT BY PARAMEDICS. I WAS INFORMED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^ A FRIEND OF THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ THAT THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ BOUGHT THIS ULTRA LITE OFF THE INTERNET AND THAT HE HAD NO FORMAL TRAINING. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ OWNED THIS ULTRA LITE FOR ABOUT THREE MONTHS AND WAS SELF TRAINED ON ITS OPERATION. ^PRIVACY DA^ ALSO STATED THAT THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ HAD BEEN HAVING ENGINE PROBLEMS SINCE HE BOUGHT THE ULTRA LITE. THIS WAS ALSO NOTED IN A LOGBOOK KEPT BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ THERE WAS SEVERAL SPARK PLUGS FOUND INSIDE HIS VEHICLE ALONG WITH TOOLS AND GASOLINE FOR THE ULTRA LITE. ALL THE SPARK PLUGS WERE OIL SOAKED. THE ENGINE EXHAUST ALSO SHOWED SIGNS OF RUNNING RICH.