# Accident 20231122018429A: Georgetown, KY, November 22, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 2023, 19:30 local time
- Place: Georgetown, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: Ultralight vehicle (Part 103)
- Location: 38.2598° N, 84.5351° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Georgetown, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2598&lon=-84.5351&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231122018429A

## Narrative

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

ON TAKE-OFF, PILOT OF A PARAMOTOR LEFT THE GROUND WITH A STRONG CROSSWIND. AT APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET AGL, CROSSWIND CAUSED RIGHT WING TO LOWER, LEFT WING TO RISE AND TIP OF LEFT WING CONTACTED THE LIMB OF A TREE LOCATED ADJACENT TO FIELD WHERE TAKE-OFF WAS MADE. UPON CONTACT BETWEEN THE WING TIP AND TREE LIMB, CONTROL OF THE AIR VEHICLE WAS LOST AND PARAMOTOR ABRUPTLY PLUNGED TO THE GROUND. PILOT SUSTAINED A BROKEN ANKLE AND FOOT AND A FRACTURED PELVIS. THE PILOT WAS NOT CERTIFICATED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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