# Accident 20070728015859A: Pwrcht PEGASUS, Suffolk, VA, July 28, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2007
- Place: Suffolk, VA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6925° N, 76.6033° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6925&lon=-76.6033&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44118, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44118-2013-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Powrachute PEGASUS 912 M (registry code 0590027, https://openairdocs.org/model/powrachute-pegasus-912-m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PWRCHT PEGASUS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,980 total, 327 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA07LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07LA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070728015859A

## Narrative

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

(-23) 07/28/2007, AT APPROXIMATELY 0700, N44118 A TWO SEAT POWRACHUTE CORP PEGASUS 912M POWERED PARACHUTE DEPARTED SFQ DESTINED FOR TGI, 81 MILES NORTH OF SFQ. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS CLIMBING AT 500FT/MIN AT 5400RPM OVER SFQ AND HAD CLIMBED TO 1800' AGL WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED A SUDDEN DROP IN RPM OFF APPROXIMATELY 1000RPM. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE CHECKED THE THROTTLE FRICTION ON THE FRONT AND REAR THROTTLES AND THEY WERE NOT BOUND OR RESTRICTED. THE ENGINE HESITATED, HAD A SHARP DROP IN RPM AND STOPPED. HE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND HAD NO RESPONSE. HE MADE A 180 DEGREE TURN TOWARDS SFQ AND STARTED SEARCHING FOR AN AREA TO LAND. HE NOTICED CUL-DE-SAC 30 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT AND MANEUVERED FOR THE EMERGENCY LANDING. AT APPROXIMATELY 300' AGL HE SAW SEVERAL PEOPLE AND A DOG MOVE INTO THE CUL-DE-SAC. HE MADE AN IMMEDIATE 25 DEGREE TURN TO THE WEST TOWARDS A CONSTRUCTION SITE AND STRUCK A LARGE TREE AND CAME TO REST IN THE "RIVER VIEW COURT" CONSTRUCTION SITE IN DOWNTOWN SUFFOLK, VIRGINIA.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA07LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07LA130), Jul 28, 2007: Powrachute Pegasus 912M (N44118), Suffolk, VA, minor damage. Probable cause: The improper installation of the engine oil filter. A factor contributing to the accident was unsuitable terrain for a forced landing.

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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