# Accident 20120928021269A: Barche Martin J DESTINY XLT, Springfield, NE, September 28, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 2012, 17:58 local time
- Place: Springfield, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0808° N, 96.1369° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0808&lon=-96.1369&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30337, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30337-2015-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Barche Martin J DESTINY XLT (registry code 059012U, https://openairdocs.org/model/barche-martin-j-destiny-xlt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582UL DCDI (registry code 55563, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ul-dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BARCHE MARTIN J DESTINY XLT
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582UL DCDI
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 230 total, 230 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA666](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA666) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120928021269A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED A TAKE OFF NEAR SPRINGFIELD NEBRASKA FROM A GRASS STRIP TO THE SOUTH AND FAILED TO GAIN ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO CLEAR AN IRRIGATION TURRET. THE PILOT MADE A STEEP LEFT TURN TO AVOID THE IRRIGATION TURRET. THE POWERED PARACHUTE STRUCK THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET IN FRONT OF THE IRRIGATION TURRET. THE PILOT SUSTAINED INJURIES.

## 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 CEN12CA666](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA666), Sep 28, 2012: Barche Destiny XLT (N30337), Springfield, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to continue the takeoff when the chute oscillations were initially detected.

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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