# Accident 20120715015539A: Infinity INFINITY 2003, Wilmore, KY, July 15, 2012 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: July 15, 2012, 19:00 local time - Place: Wilmore, KY - Damage: Minor damage - Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 37.8906° N, 84.6886° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8906&lon=-84.6886&mi=10 - Aircraft: N5627G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5627G) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Infinity INFINITY 2003 (registry code 05903OA, https://openairdocs.org/model/infinity-infinity-2003) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: INFINITY INFINITY 2003 - Reported engine: ROTAX 582 - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 2 - Pilot certificates: Sport pilot - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA462](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA462) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120715015539A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. N5627G POWERED PARACHUTE ACCIDENT PART 91, SPORT PILOT, EXPERIMENTAL LIGHT SPORT, POWERED PARACHUTE. DATE OF ACCIDENT: 07/15/2012 PILOT STATED A GROUP OF FRIENDS WERE HAVING A GET TOGETHER IN A FIELD NEAR WILMORE KY. HE AND A GROUP OF OTHER PILOTS WERE INVITED DOWN AND INTENDED TO GIVE PEOPLE AT THE PARTY RIDES ON THE POWERED PARACHUTES. (NOT FOR COMPENSATION). RUNWAY WAS BUSH-HOGGED PRIOR TO GATHERING. RUNWAY RAN NORTH TO SOUTH AND WAS APPROXIMATELY 800 FEET LONG WITH 30 TO 40 FOOT TREES LOCATED TO THE SOUTH OF THE RUNWAY. THE RUNWAY HAD A GRADUAL UPHILL GRADE IN THE DIRECTION OF TAKE-OFF. AT ABOUT 1700HRS THAT EVENING, ANOTHER PILOT, WENT UP TO CHECK OUT THE CONDITIONS AND CAME BACK AND STATED IT WAS TOO BOUNCY. THE GROUP WAITED ABOUT 1.5 HOURS THEN DECIDED TO GO UP. TWO OF THE AIRCRAFT HAD TAKEN OFF AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS THIRD IN LINE TO GO. HE HAD ONE HE GAVE HER A SAFETY BRIEFING AND STRAPPED HER IN A 4-POINT HARNESS AND SNAPPED HER HELMET ON FOR HER. (NOTE: IN THE INTERVIEW WITH THE PASSENGER , SHE STATED THE SAME THING REGARDING THE PRE-FLIGHT BRIEFING). HE SAID ON TAKE-OFF, HE NOTICED OSCILLATION IN THE CHUTE. HE STATED HE GAVE MORE POWER BUT WAS NOT ACHIEVING THE LIFT HE WANTED. HE NOTICED THE TREE LINE APPROACHING AND AIMED FOR A DIP IN THE TREE LINE AND HOPED HE WOULD CLEAR IT. AFTER COMING IN CONTACT WITH THE TREES, THE NOSE OF THE CART TIPPED, NOSE DOWN AND HE THROTTLED UP TO TRY AND LEVEL THE CART. FROM THE POINT OF CONTACT WITH THE TREES TO THIS IMPACT SITE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60 TO 80 FT. THE CART LEVELED AND THE TWO OCCUPANTS HIT THE GROUND HARD AND FLAT. ONCE ON THE GROUND HE ASSISTED THE PASSENGER FROM THE SEAT AND ENCOURAGED HER TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE AIRCRAFT IN CASE OF A FUEL LEAK, THEN WAITED ON HELP TO ARRIVE. HE SEEMED COHERENT AND HONEST DURING THE INTERVIEW. END INJURIES SUSTAINED BY PIC: 4 FRACTURED VERTEBRAE 2 BROKEN FINGERS (ONE ON EACH HAND) I WAS ABLE TO INSPECT THE AIRCRAFT WHICH HAD BEEN MOVED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE AIRCRAFT HAD DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER (IT HAD DISINTEGRATED UPON CONTACT WITH THE TREE LIMBS). THE NOSE GEAR APPEARED TO BE BENT, RIGHT TO LEFT, AND THE STEERING BRACKET/BAR (OPERATED BY THE PILOT?S LEFT FOOT) WAS BROKEN UPON IMPACT ## 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 ERA12CA462](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA462), Jul 16, 2012: Infinity Infinity 2003 (N5627G), Wilmore, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of lift on initial climb for unreported reasons, which resulted in a collision with trees and the ground. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.