# NTSB CHI08CA149: Mischanko Buckeye Breeze, N623EM, Walkerton, IN, May 27, 2008 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: May 26, 2008, 20:00 local (May 27, 2008, 00:00 UTC) - Place: Walkerton, IN - Coordinates: 41.471111, -86.451385 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4711&lon=-86.4514&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Takeoff: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: Serious injuries - Injuries: 1 serious - Status: Completed, report July 30, 2008 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 68299 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI08CA149 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/68299/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA149 ## Probable cause The directional control of the parachute not obtained/maintained by the pilot during the takeoff roll. A contributing factor was separation of the nose landing gear. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Mischanko Edward T BUCKEYE BREEZE, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=05902HT), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Landing gear system: nose/tail landing gear](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023220): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Failure (probable cause); cases with it: [Mischanko Edward T BUCKEYE BREEZE, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023220/cases.md?model=05902HT), [All aircraft, 185 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023220/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Takeoff: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Mischanko Edward T BUCKEYE BREEZE, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=05902HT), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Takeoff: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094); cases with it: [Mischanko Edward T BUCKEYE BREEZE, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md?model=05902HT), [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md) - [Takeoff: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Mischanko Edward T BUCKEYE BREEZE, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=05902HT), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot had been flight testing and adjusting the elliptical parachute on his light sport aircraft. He was taking off when the parachute overflew the cart and was no longer centered overhead. The rear landing gear lifted off the ground, but the nose landing gear remained on the ground. The nose landing gear then broke, and the cart spun around approximately 180 degrees to the left and came to rest on its left side. The pilot received serious injuries. ## Factual narrative The pilot had been flight testing and adjusting the elliptical parachute on his light sport aircraft. He was performing a takeoff when the parachute over flew the cart and was no longer centered overhead. The rear landing gear lifted off the ground, but the nose landing gear remained on the ground. The nose landing gear then broke, and the cart spun around approximately 180 degrees to the left and came to rest on its left side. The pilot received serious injuries due to a broken ankle. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N623EM](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N623EM), registered now, S/N 16338, built 2003 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Mischanko Buckeye Breeze - Registry model: [Mischanko Edward T BUCKEYE BREEZE](https://openairdocs.org/model/mischanko-edward-t-buckeye-breeze) (registry code 05902HT) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Rotax 582SER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (registry code 55556, 2 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Powered parachute - Serial number: 16338 - Engines: Rotax 582/99 reciprocating - Damage: Minor damage - Flight: Flight test, Part 91 - Registered owner: Pilot - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Special light-sport (Special); Special, Experimental (Special) - Departed: 59IN, Walkerton, IN - Destination: 59IN, Walkerton, IN ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 46; sport pilot; medical: sport pilot; flight hours: 128 total, 128 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20080526838859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080526838859A), May 26, 2008: Walkerton, IN, Minor damage. (-23) [privacy data omitted] was the only witness to the accident. According to [privacy data omitted], woh was near the grass runway, heard the pilot [privacy… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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