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FAA accident report · Bruce S Rayman XLT · Frankfort, OH · June 17, 2020

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Date
June 17, 2020 · 21:00 local
Place
Frankfort, OH
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4709B
Reported as
Bruce S Rayman XLT
Reported engine
ROTAX 582UL DCDI
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
3 total3 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Reviewed by njs 01/13/2021.

On Wednesday June 17, 2020, at approximately 2100 EDT, a destiny powered parachute, with cancelled registration n-number N4709B, was involved in an accident when it crashed into a tree in Frankfort, Ohio. The aircraft departed from a private field at approximately 2050 EDT. Improper preflight of the riser lines resulted in a forced landing.

The pilot, privacy data omitted uncertificated, stated that he had laid out the riser lines and started the aircraft preflight as normal. Once the aircraft became airborne, a few of the riser lines were caught around the canopy and caused an uncontrolled right turn. The aircraft came to rest in a tree.

Airworthiness inspectors were unable to inspect the aircraft due to its location in the tree.

The ross county airport, which is 8.6NM northeast of the departure point, weather observation reported the weather at 2155 EDT to be 10 statute miles of visibility, clear skies, temperature of 17 degrees celsius, with calm winds.

As the FAA filed it

REVIEWED BY NJS 01/13/2021.

ON WEDNESDAY JUNE 17, 2020, AT APPROXIMATELY 2100 EDT, A DESTINY POWERED PARACHUTE, WITH CANCELLED REGISTRATION N-NUMBER N4709B, WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN IT CRASHED INTO A TREE IN FRANKFORT, OHIO. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM A PRIVATE FIELD AT APPROXIMATELY 2050 EDT. IMPROPER PREFLIGHT OF THE RISER LINES RESULTED IN A FORCED LANDING.

THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ UNCERTIFICATED, STATED THAT HE HAD LAID OUT THE RISER LINES AND STARTED THE AIRCRAFT PREFLIGHT AS NORMAL. ONCE THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE, A FEW OF THE RISER LINES WERE CAUGHT AROUND THE CANOPY AND CAUSED AN UNCONTROLLED RIGHT TURN. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A TREE.

AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTORS WERE UNABLE TO INSPECT THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO ITS LOCATION IN THE TREE.

THE ROSS COUNTY AIRPORT, WHICH IS 8.6NM NORTHEAST OF THE DEPARTURE POINT, WEATHER OBSERVATION REPORTED THE WEATHER AT 2155 EDT TO BE 10 STATUTE MILES OF VISIBILITY, CLEAR SKIES, TEMPERATURE OF 17 DEGREES CELSIUS, WITH CALM WINDS.