What happened
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An unregistered experimental six chuter spirit light sport aircraft and an unregistered experimental destiny light sport aircraft were substantially damaged after a mid-air collision and subsequent impact with the ground in Marana, Arizona. The non-certificated pilot of the destiny received serious injuries and the non-certificated pilot of the six chuter was not injured.
The airplane was operated as a personal flight, conducted under the provision of 14 CFR part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed for the local flight, which originated from a dirt runway.
According to the pilot of the six chuter aircraft, at the time of the accident he had received a few hours of flight training, but had not received any formal training towards a private pilot certificate. After experiencing a few hours as a passenger in a powered parachute aircraft he was invited to fly the six chuter while his uncle, and owner of both aircraft, flew the destiny. During the flight, the six chuter pilot, pilot a, turned to the east while cruising at approximately 100 ft above ground level. He observed privacy data omitted pilot b, on a northerly course and decided to maintain his altitude and heading, but privacy data omitted then turned to the west on a direct path towards the six chuter. Moments later the six chuter collided with the parachute of the destiny, which bound the six chuter's propeller. The six chuter spun 180° and drifted aft as the aircraft descended to the ground. The right side cabin of the destiny impacted the ground after the aircraft entered a nose down attitude and rapid descent without a parachute. Pilot a reported no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that could have precluded normal operation prior to the loss of power.
Photographs furnished by local law enforcement showed substantial damage to the structural tubing of both aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
AN UNREGISTERED EXPERIMENTAL SIX CHUTER SPIRIT LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT AND AN UNREGISTERED EXPERIMENTAL DESTINY LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT WERE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AFTER A MID-AIR COLLISION AND SUBSEQUENT IMPACT WITH THE GROUND IN MARANA, ARIZONA. THE NON-CERTIFICATED PILOT OF THE DESTINY RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES AND THE NON-CERTIFICATED PILOT OF THE SIX CHUTER WAS NOT INJURED.
THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT, CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISION OF 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT, WHICH ORIGINATED FROM A DIRT RUNWAY.
ACCORDING TO THE PILOT OF THE SIX CHUTER AIRCRAFT, AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT HE HAD RECEIVED A FEW HOURS OF FLIGHT TRAINING, BUT HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY FORMAL TRAINING TOWARDS A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE. AFTER EXPERIENCING A FEW HOURS AS A PASSENGER IN A POWERED PARACHUTE AIRCRAFT HE WAS INVITED TO FLY THE SIX CHUTER WHILE HIS UNCLE, AND OWNER OF BOTH AIRCRAFT, FLEW THE DESTINY. DURING THE FLIGHT, THE SIX CHUTER PILOT, PILOT A, TURNED TO THE EAST WHILE CRUISING AT APPROXIMATELY 100 FT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. HE OBSERVED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PILOT B, ON A NORTHERLY COURSE AND DECIDED TO MAINTAIN HIS ALTITUDE AND HEADING, BUT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THEN TURNED TO THE WEST ON A DIRECT PATH TOWARDS THE SIX CHUTER. MOMENTS LATER THE SIX CHUTER COLLIDED WITH THE PARACHUTE OF THE DESTINY, WHICH BOUND THE SIX CHUTER'S PROPELLER. THE SIX CHUTER SPUN 180° AND DRIFTED AFT AS THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED TO THE GROUND. THE RIGHT SIDE CABIN OF THE DESTINY IMPACTED THE GROUND AFTER THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE AND RAPID DESCENT WITHOUT A PARACHUTE. PILOT A REPORTED NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS OR ANOMALIES THAT COULD HAVE PRECLUDED NORMAL OPERATION PRIOR TO THE LOSS OF POWER.
PHOTOGRAPHS FURNISHED BY LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SHOWED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE STRUCTURAL TUBING OF BOTH AIRCRAFT.