# Accident 20080920850399A: Pwrcht PEGASUS, New London, WI, September 20, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 2008, 09:30 local time
- Place: New London, WI
- Airport: Mark'S Park & Airfield
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3069° N, 88.7711° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3069&lon=-88.7711&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7084L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7084L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Powrachute PEGASUS (registry code 0590008, https://openairdocs.org/model/powrachute-pegasus) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582DCDI (registry code 55562, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PWRCHT PEGASUS
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 12 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08LA297) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080920850399A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 09/20/2008 AT APPROXIMATELY 0930 LOCAL, AN INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT WERE PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO'S WHEN, ON ONE OF THE LANDINGS, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO GROUND LOOP AND SERIOUS INJURY TO THE STUDENT.

## 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 CHI08LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08LA297), Sep 20, 2008: Powrachute Pegasus (N7084L), New London, WI, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during landing due to failure of the nose wheel support as a result of an inadequate weld.

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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