# Incident 20211112022999I: Salton City, CA, November 12, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 2021, 09:55 local time
- Place: Salton City, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Ultralight vehicle (Part 103)
- Location: 33.2994° N, 115.9609° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salton City, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2994&lon=-115.9609&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211112022999I

## Narrative

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

IMMEDIATELY AFTER ROTATION THE CANOPY LEFT WINGTIP DIPPED DUE TO UNKNOWN REASONS. THE PILOT WAS AWARE OF THE DISCREPANCY AND WAS TRYING TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE WHILE HE CONTINUED A SLOW, LEFT TURNING CLIMB. THE PILOT MANAGED TO COMPLETE TWO CIRCLING TURNS TO THE LEFT WHILE GAINING ABOUT 80 FEET OF ALTITUDE BEFORE HIS PARAMOTOR GLIDER ENTERED A NEAR VERTICAL SPIRAL TOWARDS THE GROUND.

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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