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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Powrachute AIRWOLF · Pierson, FL · November 23, 2018

Date: November 23, 2018 · 09:30 local
Place: Pierson, FL
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2487N
Reported as: Powrachute Airwolf
Reported engine: ROTAX 912
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 70 in this make and model

N2487NRegistered now · Powrachute AIRWOLFS/N A085ULS · Built 2007 Airframe modelPowrachute AIRWOLF Engine modelRotax 912 series4 cycle

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 pilot stated he was running his powered parachute to check the fluids for future flight. He decided to fly it in the pattern off the grass strip and return. Upon takeoff the pilot encountered a strong gust of wind which rendered the aircraft uncontrollable. The gust carried the pilot and the aircraft into the west tree line at 100 feet. The aircraft came to rest inside the tree line.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT STATED HE WAS RUNNING HIS POWERED PARACHUTE TO CHECK THE FLUIDS FOR FUTURE FLIGHT. HE DECIDED TO FLY IT IN THE PATTERN OFF THE GRASS STRIP AND RETURN. UPON TAKEOFF THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED A STRONG GUST OF WIND WHICH RENDERED THE AIRCRAFT UNCONTROLLABLE. THE GUST CARRIED THE PILOT AND THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE WEST TREE LINE AT 100 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INSIDE THE TREE LINE.