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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Soaring Con SKY TREK · Vernon Center, MN · July 4, 2010

Date: July 4, 2010 · 17:00 local
Place: Vernon Center, MN
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N25149
Reported as: Soaring Con SKY Trek
Reported engine: ROTAX 582
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 20 total20 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N25149Registered now · Soaring Concepts SKY TREKS/N 2005044 · Built 2007 Airframe modelSoaring Concepts SKY TREK Engine modelRotax 5822 cycle

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What happened

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On July 4, 2010, drew seppmann did a local, VFR flight from rural mankato to Vernon Center. While nearing Vernon Center, the engine quit and Mr. Seppmann attmepted to land on a city street. On short final approach, strong and gusty winds swayed the parachute into tree branches, causing the aircraft to sustain a hard landing, which broke a landing gear strut. There were no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 4, 2010, DREW SEPPMANN DID A LOCAL, VFR FLIGHT FROM RURAL MANKATO TO VERNON CENTER. WHILE NEARING VERNON CENTER, THE ENGINE QUIT AND MR. SEPPMANN ATTMEPTED TO LAND ON A CITY STREET. ON SHORT FINAL APPROACH, STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS SWAYED THE PARACHUTE INTO TREE BRANCHES, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SUSTAIN A HARD LANDING, WHICH BROKE A LANDING GEAR STRUT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.