What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 10, 2014, at 1950 eastern daylight time, an Alliant Aviation LLC, model XLT503, N3269X, powered parachute aircraft lost engine power while cruising at approximately 150FT in altitude over pere marquette lake in Ludington, Michigan. The pilot was able to land the aircraft, resulting in minor damage, in an upright position while the parachute wrapped and tangled in a pine tree. The sport pilot sustained minor injuries, while the lone passenger was uninjured. The VFR flight originated from the kldm airport, two miles away, for the purpose of sightseeing. Inspection of the aircraft revealed a fuel pump system failure.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 10, 2014, AT 1950 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, AN ALLIANT AVIATION LLC, MODEL XLT503, N3269X, POWERED PARACHUTE AIRCRAFT LOST ENGINE POWER WHILE CRUISING AT APPROXIMATELY 150FT IN ALTITUDE OVER PERE MARQUETTE LAKE IN LUDINGTON, MICHIGAN. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT, RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE, IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION WHILE THE PARACHUTE WRAPPED AND TANGLED IN A PINE TREE. THE SPORT PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, WHILE THE LONE PASSENGER WAS UNINJURED. THE VFR FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE KLDM AIRPORT, TWO MILES AWAY, FOR THE PURPOSE OF SIGHTSEEING. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED A FUEL PUMP SYSTEM FAILURE.