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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Powrachute PEGASUS · Scranton, AR · October 18, 2014

Date
October 18, 2014 · 11:00 local
Place
Scranton, AR
Airport
None
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5882C
Reported as
Powrachute Pegasus
Reported engine
ROTAX 582DCDI
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Sport pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
65 total65 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

At approximately 1100 hrs local on oct 18, 2014, Powrachute Pegasus, N5882C, serial number A207PEG, was taking off from a grass field about 3 miles east of Scranton, AR, when the pilot encountered a gust of wind immediately after rotation. The aircraft's right wing clipped some foilage and rolled over onto its right side. The sport rated pilot was the only person on board and suffered a minor cut on her ankle but was airlifted to a little rock hospital for observation. The aircraft's frame was broken and the main gear came off. The 14 CFR 91 flight was being conducted under visual meteorological conditions. No flight plan was filed.

As the FAA filed it

AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 HRS LOCAL ON OCT 18, 2014, POWRACHUTE PEGASUS, N5882C, SERIAL NUMBER A207PEG, WAS TAKING OFF FROM A GRASS FIELD ABOUT 3 MILES EAST OF SCRANTON, AR, WHEN THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND IMMEDIATELY AFTER ROTATION. THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WING CLIPPED SOME FOILAGE AND ROLLED OVER ONTO ITS RIGHT SIDE. THE SPORT RATED PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD AND SUFFERED A MINOR CUT ON HER ANKLE BUT WAS AIRLIFTED TO A LITTLE ROCK HOSPITAL FOR OBSERVATION. THE AIRCRAFT'S FRAME WAS BROKEN AND THE MAIN GEAR CAME OFF. THE 14 CFR 91 FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.