# Incident 20140710011149I: Alliant Aviation LLC XLT503, Ludington, MI, July 10, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 2014, 19:51 local time
- Place: Ludington, MI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9572° N, 86.4429° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ludington, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9572&lon=-86.4429&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3269X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3269X-2018-01-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Alliant XLT503 (registry code 05901FP, https://openairdocs.org/model/alliant-xlt503) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503 series (registry code 55564, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ALLIANT AVIATION LLC XLT503
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140710011149I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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