# Incident 20071022829689I: Aircra SUMMITII, Newmanstown, PA, October 22, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 2007
- Place: Newmanstown, PA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3515° N, 76.2117° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newmanstown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3515&lon=-76.2117&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1024G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1024G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aircraft Sales And Parts SUMMIT II (registry code 059008G, https://openairdocs.org/model/aircraft-sales-and-parts-summit-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRCRA SUMMITII
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 884 total, 37 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071022829689I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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