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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Infinity Power Parachute CLASSIC 2004 · Sebastian, FL · February 5, 2012

Date: February 5, 2012 · 08:00 local
Place: Sebastian, FL
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N56754
Reported as: Infinity Power Parachute Classic 2004
Reported engine: ROTAX 582UL DCDI
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Sport pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 55 total38 in this make and model38 in the last 90 days

N56754Registered now · Infinity Power Parachute CLASSIC 2004S/N IPP-4264 · Built 2007 Airframe modelInfinity Power Parachute CLASSIC 2004 Engine modelRotax 582UL DCDI2 cycle

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What happened

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

On 02/05/2011, aircraft N56754, an exhibition light sport power parachute, struck a power line while returning to the Sebastian municipal airport located in Sebastian, Florida. The pilot, privacy data omitted, returned to the airport due to a rapidly approching thunder storm, coming from the south. The pilot stated that the winds started to pick up along with some light rain. The pilot stated that an air pocket/wind shear caused the aircraft to drop about 100 ft striking the power line. The pilot gained control and landed uneventfully. There were no injuries to the pilot and passenger and the aircraft sustained minor damage to the left steering rod. This incident occured about one half mile north east from the airport.

As the FAA filed it

ON 02/05/2011, AIRCRAFT N56754, AN EXHIBITION LIGHT SPORT POWER PARACHUTE, STRUCK A POWER LINE WHILE RETURNING TO THE SEBASTIAN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT LOCATED IN SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA. THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT DUE TO A RAPIDLY APPROCHING THUNDER STORM, COMING FROM THE SOUTH. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE WINDS STARTED TO PICK UP ALONG WITH SOME LIGHT RAIN. THE PILOT STATED THAT AN AIR POCKET/WIND SHEAR CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO DROP ABOUT 100 FT STRIKING THE POWER LINE.THE PILOT GAINED CONTROL AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY.THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND PASSENGER AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT STEERING ROD. THIS INCIDENT OCCURED ABOUT ONE HALF MILE NORTH EAST FROM THE AIRPORT.