# Accident 20110114000299A: Powrachute AIRWOLF 912, Alexandria, IN, January 14, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 2011, 15:58 local time
- Place: Alexandria, IN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2631° N, 85.6764° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2631&lon=-85.6764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4306P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4306P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Powrachute AIRWOLF 912ULS (registry code 0690004, https://openairdocs.org/model/powrachute-airwolf-912uls) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: POWRACHUTE AIRWOLF 912
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 15 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110114000299A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT DEPARTED FROM THE ALEXANDRIA AIRPORT IN INDIANA. AFTER FLYING FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS HE FLEW OVER HIS RESIDENCE TO SURVEY THE AREA FOR FUTURE LANDINGS. WHILE SURVEYING THE PROPERTY THE PILOT BECAME FIXATED ON THE GROUND AND FLEW INTO THE TREES.

## 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 CEN11CA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA154), Jan 14, 2011: Powerchute Airwolf 912ULS (N4306P), Alexandria, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with trees during an initial climb following an aborted landing.

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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