# Accident 20090912049279A: Alliant Avi XLT 582, Genesee, MI, September 12, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 2009, 13:15 local time
- Place: Genesee, MI
- Airport: Duford
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1250° N, 83.6261° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1250&lon=-83.6261&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3284A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3284A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Alliant XLT 582 (registry code 05901FU, https://openairdocs.org/model/alliant-xlt-582) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ALLIANT AVI XLT 582
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 28 total, 28 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA580](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA580) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090912049279A

## Narrative

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

SINCE THE PILOT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR AN INTERVIEW, THE HUSBAND PASSENGER (ALSO A PILOT BUT NOT OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT) REPRESENTED TO THE INVESTIGATING POLICE OFFICER THAT, AFTER DEPARTING RUNWAY 36 AT DUFORD AIRPORT (68G), THE AIRCRAFT (POWERED PARACHUTE) EXPERIENCED A GUST AND LOST LIFT. IN HIS STATEMENT TO THE FAA INSPECTOR, HE REPRESENTED THAT "THE PILOT TURNED INTO A CROSSWIND TO FIND LIFT BUT THE LIFT WAS INADEQUATE." IN ANY EVENT, THE AIRCRAFT LOST LIFT AND IMPACTED A TREE RESULTING IN TWO BROKEN LEGS FOR THE PILOT. THE PASSENGER DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES.(NOTE: ACCORDING TO AIRPORT OWNER, THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT.)

## 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 CEN09CA580](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA580), Sep 12, 2009: Alliant XLT-582 (N3284A), Genesee, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot failed to maintain clearance from the trees during takeoff into gusting winds.

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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