What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On September 15, 2010, at about 1610 EDT. An airwolf 912, N377JA experimental light sport powered parachute, registered to privacy data omitted experienced a loss of directional control after encountering a wind gust on takeoff from a pasture behind a private residence prior to beginning his takeoff the wind sock indicated the winds were calm. As he initiated the takeoff roll he encountered a gust of wind. The parachute was blown to the left and the aircraft veered to the left. He lost directional control of the aircraft and it collided with some bushes. On September 16, 2010, an examination of the accident site was conducted, during the examination it was observed gusty and shifting wind conditions in and around the accident site as reported by the accident pilot and passenger due to the terrain located in the vicinity of the takeoff and landing area. The pilot received a broken left leg and his passenger was not injured. When asked if the aircraft had any mechanical malfunctions the pilot stated no. examination of the airframe revealed the airframe received structural damage to the support tube to the front frame. No anomalies were noted with the flight controls, engine assembly, and accessories. According to witnesses the engine was operating at the time of impact and had to be shut down by disconnection of the fuel lines to the engine, this was due to the engine shut off switch and engine controls being damaged on impact.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2010, AT ABOUT 1610 EDT. AN AIRWOLF 912, N377JA EXPERIMENTAL LIGHT SPORT POWERED PARACHUTE, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER ENCOUNTERING A WIND GUST ON TAKEOFF FROM A PASTURE BEHIND A PRIVATE RESIDENCE PRIOR TO BEGINNING HIS TAKEOFF THE WIND SOCK INDICATED THE WINDS WERE CALM. AS HE INITIATED THE TAKEOFF ROLL HE ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND. THE PARACHUTE WAS BLOWN TO THE LEFT AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT. HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND IT COLLIDED WITH SOME BUSHES. ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2010, AN EXAMINATION OF THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS CONDUCTED, DURING THE EXAMINATION IT WAS OBSERVED GUSTY AND SHIFTING WIND CONDITIONS IN AND AROUND THE ACCIDENT SITE AS REPORTED BY THE ACCIDENT PILOT AND PASSENGER DUE TO THE TERRAIN LOCATED IN THE VICINITY OF THE TAKEOFF AND LANDING AREA.THE PILOT RECEIVED A BROKEN LEFT LEG AND HIS PASSENGER WAS NOT INJURED. WHEN ASKED IF THE AIRCRAFT HAD ANY MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS THE PILOT STATED NO.EXAMINATION OF THE AIRFRAME REVEALED THE AIRFRAME RECEIVED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE SUPPORT TUBE TO THE FRONT FRAME. NO ANOMALIES WERE NOTED WITH THE FLIGHT CONTROLS, ENGINE ASSEMBLY, AND ACCESSORIES. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES THE ENGINE WAS OPERATING AT THE TIME OF IMPACT AND HAD TO BE SHUT DOWN BY DISCONNECTION OF THE FUEL LINES TO THE ENGINE, THIS WAS DUE TO THE ENGINE SHUT OFF SWITCH AND ENGINE CONTROLS BEING DAMAGED ON IMPACT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.