35.2160° N, 80.0120° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Gilead, NC, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 16, 2007 · 22:30 local
Place
Mt. Gilead, NC
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
Ultralight vehicle (Part 103)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
NONE
Reported as
Buckeye
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
One or more canopy cords where caught under the left wheel. As the canopy filled with air and lifted off the canopy was distorted on the left side causing the hard left turn and not being able to recover.
As the FAA filed it
ONE OR MORE CANOPY CORDS WHERE CAUGHT UNDER THE LEFT WHEEL. AS THE CANOPY FILLED WITH AIR AND LIFTED OFF THE CANOPY WAS DISTORTED ON THE LEFT SIDE CAUSING THE HARD LEFT TURN AND NOT BEING ABLE TO RECOVER.