20071022829689I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Aircra SUMMIT II · Newmanstown, PA · October 22, 2007

Date: October 22, 2007
Place: Newmanstown, PA
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1024G
Reported as: Aircra Summitii
Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 884 total37 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N1024GRegistered now · Aircraft Sales And Parts SUMMIT IIS/N 3132 · Built 2003 Airframe modelAircraft Sales And Parts SUMMIT II Engine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) The pilot lost control of his powered parachute (ppc) during take off from a farm field near the pilot's residence. Upon reaching 90 feet AGL, the ppc started a descent that could not be arrested with full power. The ppc canopy contacted a power line and a hard landing followed. The pilot received a minor injury to his foot. The landing damaged the landing gear, propeller, and propeller shroud. The pilot stated that the unusual climb was due to gusting winds and hilly terrain. This investigation revealed that the ppc was being operated at a high gross weight, in a marginal area for operation, resulting in conditions that exceeded the ppc's performance. privacy data omitted Submission of the report closes this investigation.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF HIS POWERED PARACHUTE (PPC) DURING TAKE OFF FROM A FARM FIELD NEAR THE PILOT'S RESIDENCE. UPON REACHING 90 FEET AGL, THE PPC STARTED A DESCENT THAT COULD NOT BE ARRESTED WITH FULL POWER. THE PPC CANOPY CONTACTED A POWER LINE AND A HARD LANDING FOLLOWED. THE PILOT RECEIVED A MINOR INJURY TO HIS FOOT. THE LANDING DAMAGED THE LANDING GEAR, PROPELLER, AND PROPELLER SHROUD. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE UNUSUAL CLIMB WAS DUE TO GUSTING WINDS AND HILLY TERRAIN. THIS INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE PPC WAS BEING OPERATED AT A HIGH GROSS WEIGHT, IN A MARGINAL AREA FOR OPERATION, RESULTING IN CONDITIONS THAT EXCEEDED THE PPC'S PERFORMANCE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUBMISSION OF THE REPORT CLOSES THIS INVESTIGATION.