# NTSB GAA18CA325: Cosentino Garey A Pegasus, N339PG, Kingston, OK, May 27, 2018 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: May 26, 2018, 20:00 local (May 27, 2018, 01:00 UTC) - Place: Kingston, OK - Coordinates: 33.878887, -96.714447 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8789&lon=-96.7144&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Enroute: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 5, 2018 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 97340 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA18CA325 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/97340/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=97340 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA325 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain altitude and the powered parachute’s subsequent impact with trees. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: altitude](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062012): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cosentino Garey A PEGASUS, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062012/cases.md?model=056212I), [All aircraft, 1,310 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062012/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: use of equip/system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cosentino Garey A PEGASUS, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015/cases.md?model=056212I), [All aircraft, 1,391 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015/cases.md) - [Object/animal/substance: tree(s)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022020): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Effect on operation; cases with it: [Cosentino Garey A PEGASUS, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022020/cases.md?model=056212I), [All aircraft, 933 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022020/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Enroute: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120) (defining event); cases with it: [Cosentino Garey A PEGASUS, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120/sequence.md?model=056212I), [All aircraft, 1,074 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that, while maneuvering at a low altitude, about 100 ft, during a left turn, the powered parachute descended about 20 ft. He applied full throttle to gain altitude, but the climb rate was too low to clear trees. Subsequently, the powered parachute impacted the trees and came to rest suspended in a tree about 6 ft above the ground. The powered parachute sustained substantial damage to the left steering bar. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the powered parachute that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that, while maneuvering at a low altitude, about 100 ft., during a left turn the powered parachute descended about 20 ft. He applied full throttle to gain altitude, but the climb rate was too low to clear trees. Subsequently, the powered parachute impacted the trees and came to rest suspended in a tree about 6 ft above the ground. The powered parachute sustained substantial damage to the left steering bar. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the powered parachute that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N339PG](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N339PG), registered now, S/N A-339-PEG, built 2004 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: COSENTINO GAREY A PEGASUS (NO SERIES) - Registry model: [Cosentino Garey A PEGASUS](https://openairdocs.org/model/cosentino-garey-a-pegasus) (registry code 056212I) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Rotax 582SER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (registry code 55556, 2 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Powered parachute - Serial number: A-339-PEG - Year built: 2004 - Engines: Rotax 582 reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental light sport (Special) - Departed: Lake Texoma, OK - Destination: Lake Texoma, OK - Equipment: None ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 46; injuries: minor; sport pilot; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: sport pilot, unknown; last flight review October 18, 2017; seat: front; flight hours: 19.5 total, 19.5 in this make and model, 19.5 as pilot in command, 1.5 in the last 30 days, 1.5 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 100° at 3 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 86 °F, dew point 66 °F - Altimeter: 29.79 inHg - Observed at: KGYI, 10 nm away ## 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 20180526015059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180526015059A), May 26, 2018: Cosentino Garey A PEGASUS, Kingston, OK, Substantial damage. The pilot made a take off from an open field. He flew along the coast of lake texoma. He made a left turn and started a climb to clear trees that were ahead of… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 6, 2018, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=97340. 1.1 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 860 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40466360&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Accident Picture (item 2, .PDF, 1 photo, 231 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40466361&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Accident%20Picture-Master.PDF 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. 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