ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 290307
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| Date: | Tuesday 14 October 2014 |
| Time: | 19:47 LT |
| Type: | Six Chuter SR7 XL |
| Owner/operator: | Paul Dowdey |
| Registration: | UNREG |
| MSN: | 98-2052 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fairview, North Carolina -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Stanfield, NC |
| Stanfield, NC | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The non-certificated pilot/owner reported that he was self-taught in his unregistered powered parachute, as he believed it was an "unregulated machine" and had performed 10 flights prior to the accident flight. The pilot stated that he was flying in the evening, it was getting dark, and he feared he would not return to his home airstrip before complete darkness so he decided to perform a precautionary landing in a field. Due to the decreased visibility, and the field conditions, he felt his approach angle was too steep, and initiated a go-around; however, the powered parachute was unable to out-climb the trees at the departure end of the field. The subsequent collision with trees and terrain resulted in substantial damage to the airframe, and serious injury to the pilot/owner, who reported there were no mechanical deficiencies with the powered parachute that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The non-certificated pilot's delayed go-around procedure, which resulted in collision with trees. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of total flying experience.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA15CA036
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Oct-2022 13:25 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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