ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 196332
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| Date: | Sunday 25 June 2017 |
| Time: | 09:06 |
| Type: | Buckeye Dream Machine 582 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N50130 |
| MSN: | 3315 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1995 |
| Engine model: | Rotax 582 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Caroline County, Federalsburg, MD -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Federalsburg, MD (PVT) |
| Federalsburg, MD (PVT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The commercial pilot was making his first solo flight in a powered parachute from his turf airstrip. After liftoff, the pilot added power, and the aircraft climbed to about 35 ft above ground level in a continuous left turn until it collided with power line wires that paralleled the airstrip. Postaccident examination of the airframe and a test run of the engine revealed no evidence of any pre-impact mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
The pilot had diabetes and heart disease; however, it is unlikely that these conditions or the treating medications contributed to the accident. Toxicology testing detected two potentially impairing medications, the antidepressant paroxetine and the central nervous system depressant anticonvulsant/anti-tremor medication primidone. The investigation was unable to determine if the effects of the pilot's depression or the medications paroxetine and primidone impaired the pilot's decision making or contributed to the accident.
A review of the pilot's logbooks revealed a single entry for an instructional flight of 1.2 hours in a powered parachute, 6 hours of ground instruction on powered parachutes, and no solo endorsement for powered parachutes. The logged ground and flight instruction occurred about 1 year before the accident, so it is likely that the pilot's lack of both recent and total experience in powered parachutes contributed to the accident.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during takeoff, which resulted in a collision with power lines. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of experience in powered parachutes.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=50130
Location
Images:
Federalsburg, Maryland June 25, 2017
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jun-2017 18:28 | Geno | Added |
| 27-Jun-2017 06:27 | KFarnell | Updated [Date, Photo, ] |
| 06-Jul-2017 13:54 | Aerossurance | Updated [Date, Time, Nature, Source, Damage] |
| 11-Nov-2018 10:57 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Plane category, Accident report, ] |
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