20121214027099A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Powrachute AIRWOLF 912ULS · Dell, MT · December 14, 2012

Date: December 14, 2012 · 10:30 local
Place: Dell, MT
Airport: Dell
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N480QP
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR13LA069
Reported as: Powrachute Airwolf 912ULS
Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2
Pilot’s certificate: Sport pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 600 total9 in the last 90 days

N480QPRegistered now · Powrachute AIRWOLF 912ULSS/N A180ULS Airframe modelPowrachute AIRWOLF 912ULS Engine modelRotax 912ULS series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

A certificated sport pilot was in the process of conducting hi bi-annual flight review with a certifacated sport pilot CFI on Friday December 14, 2012. When at approximately 1030 mountain standard time, the sport pilot operating a 2012 Powrachute LLC model airwolf 912ULS powered parachute (ppc) was caught in a down draft which resulted the sport pilot lossing control, and the ppc hitting a willow tree and subsquently impacting the terrain near Dell, Montana.

As the FAA filed it

A CERTIFICATED SPORT PILOT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CONDUCTING HI BI-ANNUAL FLIGHT REVIEW WITH A CERTIFACATED SPORT PILOT CFI ON FRIDAY DECEMBER 14, 2012. WHEN AT APPROXIMATELY 1030 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, THE SPORT PILOT OPERATING A 2012 POWRACHUTE LLC MODEL AIRWOLF 912ULS POWERED PARACHUTE (PPC) WAS CAUGHT IN A DOWN DRAFT WHICH RESULTED THE SPORT PILOT LOSSING CONTROL, AND THE PPC HITTING A WILLOW TREE AND SUBSQUENTLY IMPACTING THE TERRAIN NEAR DELL, MONTANA.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR13LA069Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDell, MTThe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control and clearance from mountainous terrain while maneuvering at a low altitude in downdraft conditions.Dec 14, 2012 · Substantial damage