# Incident 20120609011889I: Young Donald W SR7 SIXCHUTER, Gretna, VA, June 9, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 2012, 20:15 local time
- Place: Gretna, VA
- Airport: Undesig Pvt Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9495° N, 79.3626° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gretna, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9495&lon=-79.3626&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4468K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4468K-2019-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Young Donald W SR7 SIXCHUTER (registry code 05904RV, https://openairdocs.org/model/young-donald-w-sr7-sixchuter) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582DCDI (registry code 55562, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: YOUNG DONALD W SR7 SIXCHUTER
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582DCDI
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120609011889I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT OF THIS POWERED PARACHUTE AIRCRAFT REPORTED THAT A STEERING ROPE BECAME TANGLED IN THE AIRFRAME ON TAKEOFF WHICH CAUSED AN UNCONTROLLABLE YAW/ ROLL TO THE LEFT DURING TAKEOFF.  A CONTROLLED LANDING WAS NOT POSSIBLE AND THE HARD LANDING BENT THE TUBE STRUCTURE AND INJURED THE PILOT AND, TO A LESSER EXTENT, THE PASSENER.

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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