# Incident 20160222024909I: Blue Heron MARATHON, Hollenbeck, PA, February 22, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 2016, 19:00 local time
- Place: Hollenbeck, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6040° N, 76.2469° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hollenback, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6040&lon=-76.2469&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2104Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2104Y-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Blue Heron MARATHON (registry code 05901B5, https://openairdocs.org/model/blue-heron-marathon) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLUE HERON MARATHON
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Unknown or foreign certificate
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160222024909I

## Narrative

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

GENTLEMAN PURCHASES POWERED PARACHUTE, DOESN'T HAVE PILOT CERTIFICATE. DOES A RUN UP IN YARD MACHINE BECOMES AIRBORNE. GENTLEMAN DECIDES TO FLY TO FRIENDS HOUSE WHO HAS A FIELD NEAR HIS HOUSE TO LAND MACHINE. DURING THE LANDING ATTEMPT TO GENTLEMAN LANDS LONG CAUSE MACHINE TO STRIKE TREES AND SNAP OFF THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL, BENDING LANDING GEAR SUPOORT BEAM.

PILOT INFORMATION APPEARS NOT TO HAVE BEEN SAVED. PTRS SEARCH DID NOT IDENTIFY PILOT FOR THIS INCIDENT. 05/07/2018 WTV

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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