# Incident 20070701010539I: Amtr CONDOR, Fort Davis, TX, July 1, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2007, 08:00 local time
- Place: Fort Davis, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5789° N, 103.8947° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Davis, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5789&lon=-103.8947&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2547S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2547S-2013-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Southern Powered Parachutes CONDOR (registry code 05901VX, https://openairdocs.org/model/southern-powered-parachutes-condor) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 552 (registry code 55583, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-552) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CONDOR
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 5 total, 3 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070701010539I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 1, 2007, AT APPROXIMATELY 0800 CDT, N2547S, A POWERED PARACHUTE, MADE A HARD LANDING APPROXIMATELY 6 MILES NORTH OF FORT DAVIS, TEXAS, JUST OFF HIGHWAY 17. AFTER LIFT-OFF THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO RESPONSE. THE PARACHUTE DEFLATED AND CAUSED A HARD LANDING TO OCCUR. THE POWERED PARACHUTE CAME TO REST ON THE RANCH OWNED BY THE PILOT. THE POWERED PARACHUTE RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE PART 91 FLIGHT. VMC WEATHER CONDITION PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.

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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