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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Aircraft · Lewisberry, PA · July 19, 2016

Date: July 19, 2016 · 20:10 local
Place: Lewisberry, PA
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: NONE
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 450 total350 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

At approx. 2000 hrs on 7/19/16, the pilot attempted to take off to the north from a grass covered private runway privacy data omitted. During take off, the pilot advised the parachute did not fully inflate. As the aircraft began to climb, approx 10 to 20 feet from the ground, the partially inflated parachute pulled the aircraft to the right. The aircraft was unable to continue to climb due to the loss of lift from the failed parachute. The aircraft fell to the ground and came to rest in a grass field approx 50 feet from the end of the grass runway. The pilot indicated no mechanical defects or failures of the engine or airframe played a role in the crash sequence. Contact damage to the propeller blades and the aluminium tubular structure surrounding the propeller appeared to be caused by striking the ground. The cockpit area as well as the tricycle landing gear, appeared to be intact.

As the FAA filed it

AT APPROX. 2000 HRS ON 7/19/16, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF TO THE NORTH FROM A GRASS COVERED PRIVATE RUNWAY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. DURING TAKE OFF, THE PILOT ADVISED THE PARACHUTE DID NOT FULLY INFLATE. AS THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO CLIMB, APPROX 10 TO 20 FEET FROM THE GROUND, THE PARTIALLY INFLATED PARACHUTE PULLED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO CONTINUE TO CLIMB DUE TO THE LOSS OF LIFT FROM THE FAILED PARACHUTE. THE AIRCRAFT FELL TO THE GROUND AND CAME TO REST IN A GRASS FIELD APPROX 50 FEET FROM THE END OF THE GRASS RUNWAY. THE PILOT INDICATED NO MECHANICAL DEFECTS OR FAILURES OF THE ENGINE OR AIRFRAME PLAYED A ROLE IN THE CRASH SEQUENCE. CONTACT DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER BLADES AND THE ALUMINIUM TUBULAR STRUCTURE SURROUNDING THE PROPELLER APPEARED TO BE CAUSED BY STRIKING THE GROUND. THE COCKPIT AREA AS WELL AS THE TRICYCLE LANDING GEAR, APPEARED TO BE INTACT.