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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Skymaster Excel · Humboldt, TN · August 1, 2018

Date: August 1, 2018 · 17:12 local
Place: Humboldt, TN
Phase of flight: Unknown
Operating rules: Ultralight vehicle (Part 103)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2630F
Reported as: Skymaster Excel
Reported engine: ROTAX 582
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Student

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

The initial preliminary report was incorrect reporting that powered parachute aircraft (ppc) N2630F was taxing on the Humboldt, TN airport ramp when the event originated. Post accident investigation revealed that student pilot raymond gunn operated powered parachute aircraft 2630F on a public highway as means of transportation from his home of residence to the Humboldt airport. As the pilot departed the Humboldt airport parking lot onto the public highway to return to his home of residence, he mismanaged the fuel controls and steered the aircraft across hwy 45E into the grassy area that runs parallel. The pilot reported minor injuries. Ppc aircraft N2630F received minor damage to the airframe and propellers. Event classified as an incident. Humboldt fire department removed aircraft from crash site as required.

As the FAA filed it

THE INITIAL PRELIMINARY REPORT WAS INCORRECT REPORTING THAT POWERED PARACHUTE AIRCRAFT (PPC) N2630F WAS TAXING ON THE HUMBOLDT, TN AIRPORT RAMP WHEN THE EVENT ORIGINATED. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT STUDENT PILOT RAYMOND GUNN OPERATED POWERED PARACHUTE AIRCRAFT 2630F ON A PUBLIC HIGHWAY AS MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION FROM HIS HOME OF RESIDENCE TO THE HUMBOLDT AIRPORT. AS THE PILOT DEPARTED THE HUMBOLDT AIRPORT PARKING LOT ONTO THE PUBLIC HIGHWAY TO RETURN TO HIS HOME OF RESIDENCE, HE MISMANAGED THE FUEL CONTROLS AND STEERED THE AIRCRAFT ACROSS HWY 45E INTO THE GRASSY AREA THAT RUNS PARALLEL. THE PILOT REPORTED MINOR INJURIES. PPC AIRCRAFT N2630F RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME AND PROPELLERS. EVENT CLASSIFIED AS AN INCIDENT. HUMBOLDT FIRE DEPARTMENT REMOVED AIRCRAFT FROM CRASH SITE AS REQUIRED.