# Incident 20090820014529I: Pwrcht PEGASUS, Waynoka, OK, August 20, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 2009, 19:30 local time
- Place: Waynoka, OK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5786° N, 98.8837° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waynoka, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5786&lon=-98.8837&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5698C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5698C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Powrachute PEGASUS (registry code 05901JZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/powrachute-pegasus) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PWRCHT PEGASUS
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 90 total, 85 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090820014529I

## Narrative

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

(-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 20090522007359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090522007359I), May 22, 2009: Pwrcht PEGASUS (N5698C), Waynoka, OK, Minor damage. (-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…

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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