# Incident 20210825014739I: Powrachute PEGASUS, Ellensburg, WA, August 25, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 2021, 10:30 local time
- Place: Ellensburg, WA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.0001° N, 120.5495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ellensburg, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0001&lon=-120.5495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N404RR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N404RR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Powrachute PEGASUS (registry code 05901JZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/powrachute-pegasus) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: POWRACHUTE PEGASUS
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 180 total, 30 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210825014739I

## Narrative

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

DURING THE TAKE OFF ROLL, THE PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN FEELING LIGHT AND AS HE INITIATED LIFTOFF THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT WENT INTO A DITCH AND CAME TO REST ON ITS SIDE.

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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