What happened
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11/15/2023: The jackson Mississippi FSDO received an incident report of primary information from FAA ops: event id 804121 – 06/13/2023/1535Z/local time 1035 CDT). Idl Indianola, MS airport manager reported that an unregistered ultralight experienced a hard landing on runway 36 and came to rest in a field. Injuries unknown, aircraft damage unknown, and extent unknown.
11/15/2023 - Personnel from this office followed up with idl airport manager. The airport manager reported this is based on what had been told about the accident involving an ultralight, that occurred on June 13,2023, at Indianola Municipal Airport (idl/kidl), Indianola, MS.
On June 13th, 2023, at around 10:30 pm, an ultralight was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Indianola, MS. The sole pilot was injured but refused medical services.
The unconfirmed pilot, attempted to land his ultralight on runway 36. He could not see the runway in the dark because he didn't have a radio to activate the runway lights. He made a go around then called a friend of his to shine his pickup headlights onto the runway in order to see. He bounced hard and attempted another go around but crashed into a bean field.
11/17/2023 – Personnel from this office followed up with an onsite investigation of the aircraft at idl. The aircraft had substantial damage, but no traceable marking could be found on or around the aircraft. The aircraft appears to be a challenger ii light sport. The contact number that was given for the alleged pilot and rental of the hangar space was no longer in service and disconnected.
Base on the information provided, there is insufficient evidence to proceed and consider this matter closed.
As the FAA filed it
11/15/2023: THE JACKSON MISSISSIPPI FSDO RECEIVED AN INCIDENT REPORT OF PRIMARY INFORMATION FROM FAA OPS: EVENT ID 804121 – 06/13/2023/1535Z/LOCAL TIME 1035 CDT). IDL INDIANOLA, MS AIRPORT MANAGER REPORTED THAT AN UNREGISTERED ULTRALIGHT EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING ON RUNWAY 36 AND CAME TO REST IN A FIELD. INJURIES UNKNOWN, AIRCRAFT DAMAGE UNKNOWN, AND EXTENT UNKNOWN.
11/15/2023 - PERSONNEL FROM THIS OFFICE FOLLOWED UP WITH IDL AIRPORT MANAGER. THE AIRPORT MANAGER REPORTED THIS IS BASED ON WHAT HAD BEEN TOLD ABOUT THE ACCIDENT INVOLVING AN ULTRALIGHT, THAT OCCURRED ON JUNE 13,2023, AT INDIANOLA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (IDL/KIDL), INDIANOLA, MS.
ON JUNE 13TH, 2023, AT AROUND 10:30 PM, AN ULTRALIGHT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT NEAR INDIANOLA, MS. THE SOLE PILOT WAS INJURED BUT REFUSED MEDICAL SERVICES.
THE UNCONFIRMED PILOT, ATTEMPTED TO LAND HIS ULTRALIGHT ON RUNWAY 36. HE COULD NOT SEE THE RUNWAY IN THE DARK BECAUSE HE DIDN'T HAVE A RADIO TO ACTIVATE THE RUNWAY LIGHTS. HE MADE A GO AROUND THEN CALLED A FRIEND OF HIS TO SHINE HIS PICKUP HEADLIGHTS ONTO THE RUNWAY IN ORDER TO SEE. HE BOUNCED HARD AND ATTEMPTED ANOTHER GO AROUND BUT CRASHED INTO A BEAN FIELD.
11/17/2023 – PERSONNEL FROM THIS OFFICE FOLLOWED UP WITH AN ONSITE INVESTIGATION OF THE AIRCRAFT AT IDL. THE AIRCRAFT HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, BUT NO TRACEABLE MARKING COULD BE FOUND ON OR AROUND THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT APPEARS TO BE A CHALLENGER II LIGHT SPORT. THE CONTACT NUMBER THAT WAS GIVEN FOR THE ALLEGED PILOT AND RENTAL OF THE HANGAR SPACE WAS NO LONGER IN SERVICE AND DISCONNECTED.
BASE ON THE INFORMATION PROVIDED, THERE IS INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE TO PROCEED AND CONSIDER THIS MATTER CLOSED.