# Accident 20220924017159A: Destiny XLT, Altoona, AL, September 24, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 2022, 08:16 local time
- Place: Altoona, AL
- Airport: Robbins Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9721° N, 86.3808° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9721&lon=-86.3808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5065Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5065Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Destiny XLT (registry code 059005G, https://openairdocs.org/model/destiny-xlt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DESTINY XLT
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Unknown or foreign certificate
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220924017159A

## Narrative

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

PER EYEWITNESSES, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PERFORMED A NORMAL TAKEOFF. ONCE AIRBORNE FOR SEVERAL SECONDS, THE AICRAFT WENT INTO THE TREES ADJACENT TO THE NORTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY BEFORE IT HAD GAINED ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO CLEAR THE TREETOPS. THE PILOT STATED IT WAS SIMPLE PILOT ERROR, AND HE HAD BEEN APPLYING LEFT RUDDER/BRAKE PEDAL CAUSING THE TURN TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT SUFFERED A BROKEN LEG/ANKLE AND THE PASSENGER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. BOTH WERE EVACUATED TO HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA23LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA003), Sep 24, 2022: Destiny XLT (N5065Q), Oneonta, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The uncertificated pilot’s failure to maintain control of the powered parachute during takeoff.

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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