# Incident 20150922014689I: Saline, MI, September 22, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 2015, 20:00 local time
- Place: Saline, MI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Ultralight vehicle (Part 103)
- Location: 42.1738° N, 83.7769° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saline, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1738&lon=-83.7769&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150922014689I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT DURING NORMAL CRUISE FLIGHT HE MISJUDGED THE HEIGHT OF A TREE. UPON CONTACT WITH THE TREE BRANCHES THE LOWER HALF OF THE ENGINE STAND HOOKED A TREE LIMB WHICH CAUSED THE PARACHUTE TO COLLAPSE AND BECOME ENTANGLED WITH THE TREE BRANCHES. THE PILOT CLIMBED OUT OF THE HARNESS AND SAT ON A BRANCH UNTIL THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT RESCUE CAME TO ASSIST HIM IN GETTING DOWN FROM THE TREE. THE HEIGHT OF THE TREE IS ESTIMATED TO BE APPROXIMATELY 70-80 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND.

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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