What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Light sport powered parachute departed bean field east of Manhattan, KS for a personal flight with a passenger over tuttle creek lake. During flight, the engine overheat light illuminated. The pilot continued operating the aircraft. While over the south side of tuttle creek dam and at approximately 400 ft. altitude, the engine quit operating. At approximately 150 ft. altitude, the pilot turned to avoid power lines and attempted to land on a road and impacted the ground. Both the pilot and passenger sustained serious injuries.
As the FAA filed it
LIGHT SPORT POWERED PARACHUTE DEPARTED BEAN FIELD EAST OF MANHATTAN, KS FOR A PERSONAL FLIGHT WITH A PASSENGER OVER TUTTLE CREEK LAKE. DURING FLIGHT, THE ENGINE OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT CONTINUED OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT. WHILE OVER THE SOUTH SIDE OF TUTTLE CREEK DAM AND AT APPROXIMATELY 400 FT. ALTITUDE, THE ENGINE QUIT OPERATING. AT APPROXIMATELY 150 FT. ALTITUDE, THE PILOT TURNED TO AVOID POWER LINES AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON A ROAD AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. BOTH THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.