# Accident 20121004023199A: Powrachute PEGASUS, Cumming, GA, October 4, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 2012, 17:30 local time
- Place: Cumming, GA
- Airport: Ebeneezer
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2386° N, 84.0542° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2386&lon=-84.0542&mi=10
- Aircraft: N580PG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N580PG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Powrachute PEGASUS (registry code 05901JZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/powrachute-pegasus) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: POWRACHUTE PEGASUS
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 35 total, 3 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13CA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121004023199A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STARTED TAKE OFF ROLL ON RUNWAY 9, APPROXIMATELY 300 DOWN THE RUNWAY HE ABORTED THE TAKE OFF A CHUTE LINE SOCK CAME OUT OF A BAG AND ENTER THE PROP AREA. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SHUT DOWN AND REMOVED LINE SOCK INSPECTED AIRCRAFT AND CONTINUE TAKE OFF FROM THAT POINT.  THE POWER PARACHUTE MAINTAIN RUNWAY HEADING UNTIL CLEARING THE TREES ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. ONCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABOVE THE TREE LINE A LIGHT BREEZE PUSHED THE POWER PARACHUTE TO THE SOUTH AND INTO THE TREES AT THE END OF RUNWAY 9.

## 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 ERA13CA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA009), Oct 4, 2012: Powrachute Pegasus (N580PG), Cumming, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The operation of the powered parachute by a non-certificated pilot, and his failure to maintain directional control during the initial climb, which resulted in a collision with trees.

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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