# NTSB LAX08CA013: Poser DM 582 Buckeye, N785CP, Hurricane, UT, October 16, 2007

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: October 16, 2007, 13:15 local (19:15 UTC)
- Place: Hurricane, UT
- Coordinates: 37.142501, -113.310554
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1425&lon=-113.3106&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 20, 2007
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Parties: Federal Aviation Administration
- NTSB case key (mKey): 66924
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX08CA013
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/66924/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA013

## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate compensation for the existing wind conditions and subsequent failure to maintain aircraft control.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb
  - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - dust devil/whirlwind (contributing factor)
  - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled
  - terrain condition - ground

## Analysis

During takeoff from his fourth touch-and-go landing in his powered parachute the pilot encountered a dust devil.  The wind shift pulled the parachute from overhead to horizontal very rapidly, driving the right front of the carriage into the ground from an altitude of 8-10 feet.  The carriage then cartwheeled and came to rest upside down.

## Factual narrative

The pilot stated in his Pilot-Operator Aircraft Accident Report that during takeoff from his fourth touch-and-go in his powered parachute he encountered a dust devil.  The wind shift pulled the parachute from overhead to horizontal very rapidly, driving the right front of the carriage into the ground from an altitude of 8-10 feet.  The carriage then cartwheeled and came to rest upside down.

The pilot stated that the parachute and engine had no mechanical failures or malfunctions during the flight

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N785CP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N785CP-2020-09-04), registration cancelled 2020-09-04, S/N 002-CP, built 2000 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Poser DM 582 Buckeye
- Registry model: [Poser Clyde DM 582 BUCKEYE](https://openairdocs.org/model/poser-clyde-dm-582-buckeye) (registry code 05901J9) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Rotax 582SER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (registry code 55556, 2 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 002-CP2
- Airframe hours: 314.4
- Engines: Rotax 582-99 reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Clyde Poser
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, August 1, 2007
- Departed: K1L8, Hurricane, UT
- Destination: K1L8, Hurricane, UT
- Airport: K1L8, Gen Dick Stout Field

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 61; airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1; flight hours: 25,000 total, 360 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days, 90 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 135° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 81 °F

## 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 20071016023139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071016023139A), Oct 16, 2007: Amtr BUCKEYEDM582, Hurricane, UT, Substantial damage. (-23) Moments after lift off, and at about five feet AGL, the parachute entered an unseen 'dust devil', the parachute moved dramatically to the side, causing…

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.

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