# Accident 20100814044829A: Buckeye Ind DREAM MACHI, Seymour, IN, August 14, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 2010, 08:35 local time
- Place: Seymour, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8500° N, 85.9000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8500&lon=-85.9000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61638, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61638) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Buckeye Industries DREAM MACHINE (registry code 059001Z, https://openairdocs.org/model/buckeye-industries-dream-machine) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BUCKEYE IND DREAM MACHI
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA480](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA480) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100814044829A

## Narrative

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

THE POWERED PARACHUTE WAS BEING OPERATED IN THE AREA OF STORM ACTIVITY.  THE PILOT REPORTED THERE WAS A LITTLE SQUALL IN THE AREA WITH NO RAIN.  THE POWERED PARACHUTE WAS SHAKING AND BEING JERKED AROUND.  AT THIS POINT, THE POWERED PARACHUTE FAILED TO MAINTAIN FLIGHT AND FELL  APPOXIMATELY 100 FEET. THE PILOT SUSTAINED A CRACKED RIB AND BRUISING.  THE PASSENGER HAD SEVERAL BROKEN RIBS AND A PUNCTURED LUNG.  AIRCRAFT DAMAGE SHOWED SEVERAL PARACHUTE CORDS CUT, THE PROPELLER DISTROYED, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR BROKEN OFF AND SEVERAL BREAKAGES IN THE TUBULAR FRAME.

## 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 CEN10CA480](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA480), Aug 14, 2010: Buckeye Industries Dream Machine (N61638), Seymour, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: An inadvertent encounter with turbulence which exceeded the performance capability of the powered parachute.

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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