# Incident 20160312002439I: Stevens Mark E INFINITY, Axton, VA, March 12, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 2016, 15:42 local time
- Place: Axton, VA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6596° N, 79.7120° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Axton, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6596&lon=-79.7120&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7950S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7950S-2019-10-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stevens Mark E INFINITY (registry code 05904Q7, https://openairdocs.org/model/stevens-mark-e-infinity) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582DCDI (registry code 55562, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STEVENS MARK E INFINITY
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582DCDI
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 215 total, 190 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160312002439I

## Narrative

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

AFTER TAKE OFF STUDENT PILOT TURNED LSA POWERED PARACHUTE DOWNWIND.  WHILE ON DOWNWIND LEG, WIND SHIFTED AND AIRCRAFT STARTED TO DESCEND.  PILOT COULD NOT ARREST DESCENT RATE AND AIRCRAFT SETTLED INTO TREES.

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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