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FAA incident report · Buckeye DREAM MACHINE · Gassville, AR · April 26, 2012

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Date
April 26, 2012 · 08:57 local
Place
Gassville, AR
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7592A
Reported as
Buckeye Dream Machine
Reported engine
ROTAX 582
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Sport pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
300 total250 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days
N7592ARegistered now · Buckeye DREAM MACHINES/N 6055Airframe modelBuckeye DREAM MACHINEEngine modelRotax 582SER2 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 April 26, 2011 at 0858 central daylight savings time, N7592A, abuckeye Dream Machine, experimental light sport powered parachuteaircraft, owned and being operated by the experimental light sportcertificated pilot with one passenger on board was operatining under theprovisions of title 14 code of federal regulations part 91. The pilotmade an attempt to land long on a private grass airstrip heading 360.winds were gusting 5-8 knots from a heading of 270 causing a crosswindcoming from the pilots left. With crosswind gust, the pilot aborted thelanding and elected to make a right hand flight pattern. A safe leftflight pattern was hindered by trees in the way of the flight path. After turning right; on climb out the pilot did not maintain adequate airspeed and the powered parachute's canopy lostits lift and began to deflate, causing aircraft to decend. On decent,the aircraft struck the top of a 20 foot telephone pole, and then fell tothe ground. Neither the private pilot, nor his passenger was injured. Theairplane sustained minor damage to the propeller and shroud. Visualmeteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed.

As the FAA filed it

ON APRIL 26, 2011 AT 0858 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME, N7592A, ABUCKEYE DREAM MACHINE, EXPERIMENTAL LIGHT SPORT POWERED PARACHUTEAIRCRAFT, OWNED AND BEING OPERATED BY THE EXPERIMENTAL LIGHT SPORTCERTIFICATED PILOT WITH ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD WAS OPERATINING UNDER THEPROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91. THE PILOTMADE AN ATTEMPT TO LAND LONG ON A PRIVATE GRASS AIRSTRIP HEADING 360.WINDS WERE GUSTING 5-8 KNOTS FROM A HEADING OF 270 CAUSING A CROSSWINDCOMING FROM THE PILOTS LEFT. WITH CROSSWIND GUST, THE PILOT ABORTED THELANDING AND ELECTED TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND FLIGHT PATTERN. A SAFE LEFTFLIGHT PATTERN WAS HINDERED BY TREES IN THE WAY OF THE FLIGHT PATH.AFTER TURNING RIGHT; ON CLIMB OUT THE PILOT DID NOT MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED AND THE POWERED PARACHUTE'S CANOPY LOSTITS LIFT AND BEGAN TO DEFLATE, CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO DECEND. ON DECENT,THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE TOP OF A 20 FOOT TELEPHONE POLE, AND THEN FELL TOTHE GROUND. NEITHER THE PRIVATE PILOT, NOR HIS PASSENGER WAS INJURED. THEAIRPLANE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND SHROUD. VISUALMETEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED.