# Incident 20150427006019I: Aerostar International Inc RX 8, Shelby, NC, April 27, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 2015, 19:05 local time
- Place: Shelby, NC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2904° N, 81.5456° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shelby, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2904&lon=-81.5456&mi=10
- Aircraft: N218ET, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N218ET) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerostar International RX 8 (registry code 7487008, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-rx-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSTAR INTERNATIONAL INC RX 8
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 101 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150427006019I

## Narrative

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

WHILE ATTEMTPTING TO LAND IN AN OPEN FIELD THE  PILOT EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN WIND GUST WHICH FORCED HIM TO LAND IN A NEARBY DRIVEWAY. WHILE  ATTEMPTING TO PERFORM  A WEIGHT- OFF TAKEOFF FROM A VERY CONFINED AREA THE BASKET CONTACTED  POWER LINES DURING ASCENT CAUSING LINES TO ARC AND BREAK. BASKET SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE NO INJURIES.

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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