20111225029589A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aircraft · Rogersville, MO · December 25, 2011

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Date: December 25, 2011 · 15:02 local
Place: Rogersville, MO
Airport: Private Strip
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: NONE
Reported engine: ROTAX
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2
Pilot’s flight hours: 180 total24 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Emergency personnel on-scene relayed to Missouri state highway patrol that the pilot experienced a power loss and clipped the top of a tree while descending to the landing area. According to the pilot, the left-side of his canopy deflated, which promoted a left descending spiral he accomplished a recovery; however, he then contacted a tree at the edge of a field and impacted terrain after a fall from approximately 30-40 feet.

As the FAA filed it

EMERGENCY PERSONNEL ON-SCENE RELAYED TO MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL THAT THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A POWER LOSS AND CLIPPED THE TOP OF A TREE WHILE DESCENDING TO THE LANDING AREA. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE LEFT-SIDE OF HIS CANOPY DEFLATED, WHICH PROMOTED A LEFT DESCENDING SPIRAL HE ACCOMPLISHED A RECOVERY; HOWEVER, HE THEN CONTACTED A TREE AT THE EDGE OF A FIELD AND IMPACTED TERRAIN AFTER A FALL FROM APPROXIMATELY 30-40 FEET.