# Accident 20190415002829A: Airframes Unlimited OUTLAW, Elizabeth, CO, April 15, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 2019, 12:51 local time
- Place: Elizabeth, CO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3853° N, 104.6050° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3853&lon=-104.6050&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5622D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5622D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airframes Unlimited OUTLAW (registry code 059036A, https://openairdocs.org/model/airframes-unlimited-outlaw) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Hirth 2706 (registry code 33703, https://openairdocs.org/engine/hirth-2706) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRFRAMES UNLIMITED OUTLAW
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 9,947 total, 331 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA208) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190415002829A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB GAA19CA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA208), Apr 15, 2019: Airframes Unlimited Outlaw (N5622D), Elizabeth, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his subsequent decision to initiate a turn, which resulted in the powered parachute’s descent and impact with a fence.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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