What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 02, 2020 an unregistered Destiny Xlt powered parachute aircraft, N2066X, received little or no damage during a precautionary landing on a public road in Billings township, gladwin county, Michigan. The aircraft is owned by a student pilot and based near the landing location. The pilot and single passenger were uninjured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the incident. The personal flight was being conducted in possible violation of provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 91 and had no flight plan.
Michigan state police stated they were called to the scene of a powered parachute incident on highway M-30 in Billings township. When troopers arrived they found the pilot pushing the aircraft away from the road and into a barn. When questioned, the pilot stated he and his passenger took the aircraft up for a pleasure flight, approximately 13 minutes later the engine began to run rough and he elected to land in the road. On landing rollout, the parachute canopy became entangled with a power line that crossed the road pulling the line down to around 10 feet from the ground. Shortly after, a motor vehicle with a camper in tow struck the power line causing it to fall to the ground.
While interviewing the msp trooper, he did state it seemed the pilot was in the process of hiding the aircraft when he arrived on scene and could see no damage only a downed power line. The pilot did provide to the trooper his driver?s license, but did not provide a pilots certificate or any documentation on the aircraft.
As of this date, the investigator in charge has been unable to make contact with the pilot following repeated attempts by telephone.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 02, 2020 AN UNREGISTERED DESTINY XLT POWERED PARACHUTE AIRCRAFT, N2066X, RECEIVED LITTLE OR NO DAMAGE DURING A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON A PUBLIC ROAD IN BILLINGS TOWNSHIP, GLADWIN COUNTY, MICHIGAN. THE AIRCRAFT IS OWNED BY A STUDENT PILOT AND BASED NEAR THE LANDING LOCATION. THE PILOT AND SINGLE PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED IN POSSIBLE VIOLATION OF PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 AND HAD NO FLIGHT PLAN.
MICHIGAN STATE POLICE STATED THEY WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE OF A POWERED PARACHUTE INCIDENT ON HIGHWAY M-30 IN BILLINGS TOWNSHIP. WHEN TROOPERS ARRIVED THEY FOUND THE PILOT PUSHING THE AIRCRAFT AWAY FROM THE ROAD AND INTO A BARN. WHEN QUESTIONED, THE PILOT STATED HE AND HIS PASSENGER TOOK THE AIRCRAFT UP FOR A PLEASURE FLIGHT, APPROXIMATELY 13 MINUTES LATER THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND HE ELECTED TO LAND IN THE ROAD. ON LANDING ROLLOUT, THE PARACHUTE CANOPY BECAME ENTANGLED WITH A POWER LINE THAT CROSSED THE ROAD PULLING THE LINE DOWN TO AROUND 10 FEET FROM THE GROUND. SHORTLY AFTER, A MOTOR VEHICLE WITH A CAMPER IN TOW STRUCK THE POWER LINE CAUSING IT TO FALL TO THE GROUND.
WHILE INTERVIEWING THE MSP TROOPER, HE DID STATE IT SEEMED THE PILOT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF HIDING THE AIRCRAFT WHEN HE ARRIVED ON SCENE AND COULD SEE NO DAMAGE ONLY A DOWNED POWER LINE. THE PILOT DID PROVIDE TO THE TROOPER HIS DRIVER?S LICENSE, BUT DID NOT PROVIDE A PILOTS CERTIFICATE OR ANY DOCUMENTATION ON THE AIRCRAFT.
AS OF THIS DATE, THE INVESTIGATOR IN CHARGE HAS BEEN UNABLE TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE PILOT FOLLOWING REPEATED ATTEMPTS BY TELEPHONE.