# Accident 20080526838859A: Mischanko Edward T BUCKEYE BREEZE, Walkerton, IN, May 26, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 2008, 19:00 local time
- Place: Walkerton, IN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4711° N, 86.4514° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4711&lon=-86.4514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N623EM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N623EM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mischanko Edward T BUCKEYE BREEZE (registry code 05902HT, https://openairdocs.org/model/mischanko-edward-t-buckeye-breeze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 125 total, 123 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080526838859A

## Narrative

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

(-23)  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS THE ONLY WITNESS TO THE ACCIDENT.  ACCORDING TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WOH WAS NEAR THE GRASS RUNWAY, HEARD THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ADD TAKEOFF POWER.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAID HE TURNED AWAY, HEARD A REDUCTION IN POWER FOR A FEW SECONDS, WHICH IS NORMAL OPERATING PROCEDURE AND THEN A REAPPLICATION OF POWER.  AFTER POWER WAS ADDED HE HEARD A LOUD THUD AND TURNED TO LOOK BACK TOWARD THE RUNWAY, HE SAW THE POWERED PARACHUTE LYING ON ITS SIDE WITH THE PILOT STILL STRAPPED TO THE AIRFRAME.  WHEN HE GOT TO THE SCENE HE NOTICED THAT THE PILOT WAS INJURED AND CALLED FOR EMERGENCY (EMT) HELP.

## 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 CHI08CA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA149), May 27, 2008: Mischanko Buckeye Breeze (N623EM), Walkerton, IN, minor damage. Probable cause: The directional control of the parachute not obtained/maintained by the pilot during the takeoff roll. A contributing factor was separation of the nose landing gear.

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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