# NTSB WPR22LA117: Six Chuter Legend, N290TQ, Toquerville, UT, March 2, 2022

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report
- Date: March 2, 2022, 10:42 local (17:42 UTC)
- Place: Toquerville, UT · near power transmission lines.
- Coordinates: 37.28332, -113.30611 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2833&lon=-113.3061&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: FAA FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 104729
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR22LA117
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/104729/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104729
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA117

## Probable cause

The pilot’s improper throttle input which resulted in a loss of engine power and subsequent impact with terrain.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Engine fuel and control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01057300): Aircraft › Aircraft power plant · Incorrect use/operation (probable cause); cases with it: [All aircraft, 49 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01057300/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: [All aircraft, 1,391 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot of the powered parachute reported that, about two weeks before the accident flight, he changed the throttle linkage connection to the throttle quadrant from the original connection to pull back for full throttle to push forward for full throttle. During the accident flight he was maneuvering the powered parachute to avoid powerlines, and mistakenly pulled the throttle back to gain altitude and subsequently cut engine power. Unable to clear the powerlines he immediately made a hard left turn and impacted the rising terrain. The powered parachute was destroyed during the post accident fire. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the powered parachute that would have precluded normal operation.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N290TQ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SIX CHUTER LEGEND
- Category: Powered parachute
- Serial number: 3213
- Year built: 2022
- Airframe hours: 11
- Engines: Aeromomentum AM15hp 147 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Stacey Eaton
- Airworthiness certificate: Unknown
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: N/A

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 58; injuries: serious; sport pilot; medical: sport pilot, without waivers/limitations; last flight review June 16, 2020; seat: front; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 150 total, 40 in this make and model, 140 as pilot in command, 25 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 43 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter: 30.26 inHg
- Observed at: KSGU, 18 nm away
- METAR: METAR KSGU 021556Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/M03 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP243 T00611028=

## 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 20220302003649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220302003649A), Mar 2, 2022: Six Chuter International PARAGON, Toquerville, UT, Substantial damage. The pilot stated while flying his ultralight he began to approach a set of power lines. The throttle did not respond as he had imagined. When the pilot…

## Docket (2 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 22, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104729. 2.3 MB in all.

- Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 1.6 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14259722&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=WPR22LA117%20Pilot%20Report_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- Accident photo (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 689 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14277763&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Accident%20photo-Rel.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. Compare the reported make and model.

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