20191005019019A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Buckeye Industries BREEZE · Price, UT · October 5, 2019

Date: October 5, 2019 · 11:30 local
Place: Price, UT
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N582UT
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR20LA001
Reported as: Buckeye Industries Breeze
Reported engine: ROTAX 582SER
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 352 total82 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

N582UTRegistered now · Buckeye Industries BREEZES/N 2137 · Built 2002 Airframe modelBuckeye Industries BREEZE Engine modelRotax 582SER2 cycle

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What happened

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

Accident aircraft (powered parachute) departed huntington, Utah airport with 4 other aircraft enroute to SID and charley monument, which is about an hour flight to the south. All 5 aircraft landed uneventfully. During departure from SID and charley, accident aircraft climbed to approximately 100 feet when the pilot radioed that he had a problem. Witnesses saw the aircraft in a descending left hand turn that appeared to become increasingly tighter. They also noticed the left side of the parachute deflecting downward. The aircraft crashed into a gully fatally injuring the pilot.

Witnesses stated that after initial landing they had to turn their aircraft back into the wind for take-off.

As the FAA filed it

ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT (POWERED PARACHUTE) DEPARTED HUNTINGTON, UTAH AIRPORT WITH 4 OTHER AIRCRAFT ENROUTE TO SID AND CHARLEY MONUMENT, WHICH IS ABOUT AN HOUR FLIGHT TO THE SOUTH. ALL 5 AIRCRAFT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. DURING DEPARTURE FROM SID AND CHARLEY, ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET WHEN THE PILOT RADIOED THAT HE HAD A PROBLEM. WITNESSES SAW THE AIRCRAFT IN A DESCENDING LEFT HAND TURN THAT APPEARED TO BECOME INCREASINGLY TIGHTER. THEY ALSO NOTICED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE PARACHUTE DEFLECTING DOWNWARD. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO A GULLY FATALLY INJURING THE PILOT.

WITNESSES STATED THAT AFTER INITIAL LANDING THEY HAD TO TURN THEIR AIRCRAFT BACK INTO THE WIND FOR TAKE-OFF.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR20LA001Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportMoore, UTThe pilot’s improper preflight inspection and detection of a pinch point in the steering line, which resulted in a loss of control in flight and impact with terrain.Oct 5, 2019 · Substantial damage