# Accident 20230928021709A: Powrachute PEGASUS, Caddo Mills, TX, September 28, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 2023, 18:30 local time
- Place: Caddo Mills, TX
- Airport: Caddo Mills Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0367° N, 96.2397° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0367&lon=-96.2397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31520, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31520) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Powrachute PEGASUS (registry code 05901JZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/powrachute-pegasus) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582UL DCDI (registry code 55563, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ul-dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: POWRACHUTE PEGASUS
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582UL DCDI
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 66 total, 60 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA424](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA424) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230928021709A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS DEPARTING FROM RUNWAY 13 AT CADDO MILLS AIRPORT (7F3). ONCE AIRBORNE, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN AN UNCOMMANDED LEFT TURN. THE AIRCRAFT TURNED APPROXIMATELY 180 DEGREES. IT IMPACTED A STATIONARY CARGO TRAILER THAT WAS PARKED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF A HANGAR ADJACENT TO RUNWAY 13. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST AT THIS POINT OF IMPACT.

## 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 CEN23LA424](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA424), Sep 28, 2023: Powrachute Pegasus (N31520), Caddo Mills, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate rolling preflight, which resulted in a loss of directional control in flight and subsequent collision with an object during landing.

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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