What happened
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: privacy data omitted was the second powered parachute (FAA part 103) pilot to depart from the authorized operations area at the Immokalee Regional Airport at 0815 EST on August 21, 2016. privacy data omitted Safely departed the area and initiated a climb to an altitude of 400 feet above ground level while remaining in the boundaries of class g (uncontrolled) airspace. During the pilots departing climb to 400 feet he made the decision to descended his powered parachute to a lower altitude prior to reaching 400 feet above ground level. Per the observations provided by fellow pilot privacy data omitted, privacy data omitted initiated a descending spiraling maneuver to obtain a lower altitude and during the decent privacy data omitted over controlled the spiraling maneuver, which, resulted in physical contact with trees 200 yards (estimated) to the west of the arrival end of runway 36 at the Immokalee Regional Airport. privacy data omitted Impacted the ground upon contact with the trees. privacy data omitted Was not ambulatory; however, he was able to contact emergency services via telephone. Immokalee fire and rescue arrived on the scene promptly upon notification by privacy data omitted. Immokalee fire and rescue confirmed privacy data omitted had suffered serious injuries to his lower extremities. Once stabilized, med flight (air ambulance services) was dispatched to airlift privacy data omitted to a nearby hospital for immediate treatment.
*I contacted the FAA FSDO on 9:30 am and spoke with beverly regarding the incident. Beverly confirmed that a mandatory occurrence report (form 7210-13) needed be completed and filed with the FSDO. The report was completed and filed with the fdso as requested. Beverly confirmed that no further action was required and would contact us directly should additional information be requested.
Counseled airman on 9/6/2016. This inspector believes that the airman has adequate knowledge of this incident to prevent futre recurrencce
As the FAA filed it
: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS THE SECOND POWERED PARACHUTE (FAA PART 103) PILOT TO DEPART FROM THE AUTHORIZED OPERATIONS AREA AT THE IMMOKALEE REGIONAL AIRPORT AT 0815 EST ON AUGUST 21, 2016. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAFELY DEPARTED THE AREA AND INITIATED A CLIMB TO AN ALTITUDE OF 400 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL WHILE REMAINING IN THE BOUNDARIES OF CLASS G (UNCONTROLLED) AIRSPACE. DURING THE PILOTS DEPARTING CLIMB TO 400 FEET HE MADE THE DECISION TO DESCENDED HIS POWERED PARACHUTE TO A LOWER ALTITUDE PRIOR TO REACHING 400 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. PER THE OBSERVATIONS PROVIDED BY FELLOW PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INITIATED A DESCENDING SPIRALING MANEUVER TO OBTAIN A LOWER ALTITUDE AND DURING THE DECENT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OVER CONTROLLED THE SPIRALING MANEUVER, WHICH, RESULTED IN PHYSICAL CONTACT WITH TREES 200 YARDS (ESTIMATED) TO THE WEST OF THE ARRIVAL END OF RUNWAY 36 AT THE IMMOKALEE REGIONAL AIRPORT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IMPACTED THE GROUND UPON CONTACT WITH THE TREES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS NOT AMBULATORY; HOWEVER, HE WAS ABLE TO CONTACT EMERGENCY SERVICES VIA TELEPHONE. IMMOKALEE FIRE AND RESCUE ARRIVED ON THE SCENE PROMPTLY UPON NOTIFICATION BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. IMMOKALEE FIRE AND RESCUE CONFIRMED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES TO HIS LOWER EXTREMITIES. ONCE STABILIZED, MED FLIGHT (AIR AMBULANCE SERVICES) WAS DISPATCHED TO AIRLIFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO A NEARBY HOSPITAL FOR IMMEDIATE TREATMENT.
*I CONTACTED THE FAA FSDO ON 9:30 AM AND SPOKE WITH BEVERLY REGARDING THE INCIDENT. BEVERLY CONFIRMED THAT A MANDATORY OCCURRENCE REPORT (FORM 7210-13) NEEDED BE COMPLETED AND FILED WITH THE FSDO. THE REPORT WAS COMPLETED AND FILED WITH THE FDSO AS REQUESTED. BEVERLY CONFIRMED THAT NO FURTHER ACTION WAS REQUIRED AND WOULD CONTACT US DIRECTLY SHOULD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE REQUESTED.
COUNSELED AIRMAN ON 9/6/2016. THIS INSPECTOR BELIEVES THAT THE AIRMAN HAS ADEQUATE KNOWLEDGE OF THIS INCIDENT TO PREVENT FUTRE RECURRENCCE