ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 226895
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| Date: | Saturday 19 April 2014 |
| Time: | 09:30 |
| Type: | Fly Products Flash |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Gloucester, NSW -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | |
| Gloucester, NSW | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
During landing at a powered parachute competition, the pilot was conducting a glide approach with the engine off for a spot landing event and lost control due to reported local wind changes in the final phase of the approach. The aircraft veered into an adjacent spectator area and subsequently impacted a caravan awning, causing serious injury to a spectator requiring hospitalisation. The pilot was not injured.
Sources:
https://www.raa.asn.au/storage/accident-incident-summaries-2014.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jul-2019 10:42 | Pineapple | Added |
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