What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aviation event off airport located at 39 degree 23 min 3 sec north latitude; 104 degree 36 min 21 sec west longitude. PIC performed preflight check and engine warm up. Winds were indicating from the southwest at 6MPH. PIC lined up heading northeast to get maximum head wind lift. On power up and takeoff the parachute failed to kite-up as quickly as normal. PIC pumped the steering levers to get the chute to fill which made his takeoff roll longer than normal. Once airborne climb rate was low with 3MPH head wind. Wind direction was shifting so the PIC manuvered to the southwest to increase head wind and climb. PIC then started a 180 degree turn to the northeast which reduced the climb rate to zero and the chute folded and the aircraft begain a rapid descent. The aircraft impacted the top rail of the first fence and the PIC shut off mags. The aircraft impacted a second fence and proceded 20 yard past that. Pilots leg was cut by the fencing, he wrapped his shirt around the bleeding leg and walked 150 yards to the property owners house where he was assisted with medical help. PIC was air lifted from the scene to the local hospital for surgery.
As the FAA filed it
AVIATION EVENT OFF AIRPORT LOCATED AT 39 DEGREE 23 MIN 3 SEC NORTH LATITUDE; 104 DEGREE 36 MIN 21 SEC WEST LONGITUDE. PIC PERFORMED PREFLIGHT CHECK AND ENGINE WARM UP. WINDS WERE INDICATING FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 6MPH. PIC LINED UP HEADING NORTHEAST TO GET MAXIMUM HEAD WIND LIFT. ON POWER UP AND TAKEOFF THE PARACHUTE FAILED TO KITE-UP AS QUICKLY AS NORMAL. PIC PUMPED THE STEERING LEVERS TO GET THE CHUTE TO FILL WHICH MADE HIS TAKEOFF ROLL LONGER THAN NORMAL. ONCE AIRBORNE CLIMB RATE WAS LOW WITH 3MPH HEAD WIND. WIND DIRECTION WAS SHIFTING SO THE PIC MANUVERED TO THE SOUTHWEST TO INCREASE HEAD WIND AND CLIMB. PIC THEN STARTED A 180 DEGREE TURN TO THE NORTHEAST WHICH REDUCED THE CLIMB RATE TO ZERO AND THE CHUTE FOLDED AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAIN A RAPID DESCENT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TOP RAIL OF THE FIRST FENCE AND THE PIC SHUT OFF MAGS. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A SECOND FENCE AND PROCEDED 20 YARD PAST THAT. PILOTS LEG WAS CUT BY THE FENCING, HE WRAPPED HIS SHIRT AROUND THE BLEEDING LEG AND WALKED 150 YARDS TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS HOUSE WHERE HE WAS ASSISTED WITH MEDICAL HELP. PIC WAS AIR LIFTED FROM THE SCENE TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR SURGERY.
NTSB investigation
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