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Accident · Minor damage

FAA accident report · Soaring Con SKY TREK · Olathe, CO · September 17, 2010

Date
September 17, 2010 · 08:42 local
Place
Olathe, CO
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2546L
Reported as
Soaring Con SKY Trek
Reported engine
ROTAX 582
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Sport pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
19 total19 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft impacted powerlines and came to rest next to a fence. The aircraft sustained minor damage to the tubing around the propeller. The airman had a broken thumb and stated he had compressed vertebae. Airman stated that may have been electrocuted from the powerlines.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED POWERLINES AND CAME TO REST NEXT TO A FENCE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE TUBING AROUND THE PROPELLER. THE AIRMAN HAD A BROKEN THUMB AND STATED HE HAD COMPRESSED VERTEBAE. AIRMAN STATED THAT MAY HAVE BEEN ELECTROCUTED FROM THE POWERLINES.