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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Pwrcht PEGASUS · Waynoka, OK · August 20, 2009

Date: August 20, 2009 · 19:30 local
Place: Waynoka, OK
Phase of flight: Takeoff
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5698C
Reported as: Pwrcht Pegasus
Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 90 total85 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

N5698CRegistered now · Powrachute PEGASUSS/N A332PEG Airframe modelPowrachute PEGASUS Engine modelRotax 582SER2 cycle

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What happened

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

(-23) In a telephone interview the pilot advised that he had attempted to depart his private 40 acre field when the airfoil of the powered parachute failed to inflate correctly and he lost control of the aircraft, and collided with his neighbors wooden privacy fence. The aircraft suffered minor damage, I.e. bent front axle and a small nick in the propeller. The airman was counseled regarding this incident. A request for the airman's flight instructor to be reexamined under 44709 will be made through AFS-610.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) IN A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW THE PILOT ADVISED THAT HE HAD ATTEMPTED TO DEPART HIS PRIVATE 40 ACRE FIELD WHEN THE AIRFOIL OF THE POWERED PARACHUTE FAILED TO INFLATE CORRECTLY AND HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND COLLIDED WITH HIS NEIGHBORS WOODEN PRIVACY FENCE. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE, I.E. BENT FRONT AXLE AND A SMALL NICK IN THE PROPELLER. THE AIRMAN WAS COUNSELED REGARDING THIS INCIDENT. A REQUEST FOR THE AIRMAN'S FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TO BE REEXAMINED UNDER 44709 WILL BE MADE THROUGH AFS-610.

Other reports on N5698C · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20090522007359IClimb · Waynoka, OK(-23) Student pilot took off into a southwest wind. Climb to approximately 25 feet and initiated a sharp right turn. Aircraft suddenly lost altitude and landed hard on the right rear and side of aircraft. Student pilot agreed to additional flight instructions…May 22, 2009 · Minor damage