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Start-up at Half Throttle New |
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Location:
Fredericton, N.B. Canada |
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07/12/2008:11:15 |
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Remarks: I was coming in to land after an uneventful 1.4 hour flight and pressed the kill switch while setting up for the approach. Nothing happened: and for the first time in my motor's 30-hour life. No big deal as it has a clutch, so the prop doesn't spin at engine idling speed. My throttle has a "cruise c (read
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Fuel line effects by Ethanol New |
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Location:
Palm City, Florida @ 800 ft |
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07/06/2008:1030 |
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Remarks: while flying over a to a friends place to do a fly-by, at 900 ft after hopping a nice thermal, went to power up and the motor just bogged and died. Upon trying to restart the motor just turned over, no gas. I then went into emergency landing mode and made best glide to my friends back yard, having t (read
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Corsair Black Devil muffler defect New |
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Location:
Palm City, Fl |
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05/18/2007: |
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Remarks: Same as other pilots flying an old style Corsair Black Devil with the riveted, or 3 bolt flange mufflers, rivets or bolts break or shear, muffler rotates in flight and exhaust pipe turns towards the pilots harness, literally melting and burning the nylon harness before you can feel the heat in the r (read
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Engine Out During Turns Low to the Ground New |
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Location:
Morgantown, PA |
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06/15/2008:19:00 |
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Remarks: I had enjoyed the first hour of a long evening flight, when my motor sputtered momentarily at 3000', about a mile from the LZ (a new location for me). I returned home and prepared to land. This location was very tight, and the wind direction had shifted 90 degrees since take off. Landing now requ (read
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Crash during takeoff |
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Location:
Flat grassy field |
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06/19/2008:0900 |
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Remarks: On launch, the wing came up crooked and the pilot turned nearly 90 degrees in the effort to get under it. That caused him to be running crosswind and slightly downwind. An oscillation developed just before liftoff that appears aggravated by pilot input and he impacted the ground during the 2nd swing (read
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Pilot goes in water and drowns |
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Location:
Ocean, China |
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02/10/2008:1630 |
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Remarks: The pilot apparently had an engine fire and ditched in the East China Sea off Fujian Province near the International Conference and Exhibition Center in Xiamen, a famous coastal resort. He was flying about 60 feet above the water when he was seen to "suddenly plunge" into the sea from about 60 feet (read
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sink, stall |
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Location:
mount vernon,il |
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04/27/2008:5:40pm |
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Remarks: I took off in good condition around 5:30 in the evening. Winds were from the north at about 4-5 mph.After playing around a bit I climbed to around 1300' and was checking out the distance of pull on my brake lines before they would start to move the trailing edge of my new wing so I could adjust them (read
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Full Collapse on Takeoff - 50 to 75 Foot Fall to G |
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Location:
Chapel Hill, Pennsylvania |
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04/19/2008:06:00 PM |
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Remarks: On April 19, 2008 around 6:20 pm I encountered a massive downdraft on takeoff which caused a collapse of approximately 95% of my wing around 50 to 75 feet in the air. I have over 800 hours experience and was flying a reflex wing and a low attachment weight shift motor. I was not in reflex mode whe (read
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Muffler exhaust harness fire |
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Location:
Private Site, Magnolia, Delaware |
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04/18/2008:1700 |
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Remarks: Muffler pop rivet sheared off while in flight, which then allowed muffler exhaust to rotate in 360°. Once the muffler was free to rotate it then melt and caught fire to harness. It was like someone touched me with a match and I smelled something burning and landed ASAP. Once on the ground I notice (read
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Sinking air - wing quit flying |
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Location:
Bossier City, LA |
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04/20/2008:18:45 |
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Remarks: Flying alone, low and slow (5' agl) above a flat, open crop field (crops not growing yet). Heading was directly into the wind. The 10 minute flight up to this point had been pretty smooth but wind was variable from maybe 3 to 9 mph (or so). I was about 200 yds from a group of 2-story apartment bu (read
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Line in Prop on Forward Inflation |
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Location:
Bellingham, WA |
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03/09/2008:12:00 |
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Remarks: Light winds, but gusty from upwind trees, hill. Forward inflation, right after chute overhead, wind gust must have died, chute and lines went slack and I was not quick enough to get moving.
An A line got in the prop, yanked the line out of the chute and destroyed the prop. Line never broke. No in (read
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Failure to connect leg straps |
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Location:
Near Hartford, CT |
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03/30/2008:5:00 pm |
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Remarks: After a day of short flights, I was going to join two other pilots for a short XC. In rush to take off so not to make other pilots wait, I failed to clip in leg and chest straps.
FB has very tight ground handling straps and under arm 'comfort bars', therefore when launching unit picked me (read
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Rotor Incident - Hill Flying - Life-Flight Needed |
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Location:
Abbott, Arkansas |
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03/14/2008:1830 |
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Remarks: This was the pilots first flight in over 6 months. Wind conditions were slightly gusty in the rual Arkansas valley area, blowing 5-10mph. Accident location is 1.5 miles south of Abbott, Arkansas, road intersection CR-71 & CR-210/CR-64. Take a look at http://tinyurl.com/2vqjyw click on "hybrid" a (read
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Collapse and crash |
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Location:
Colorado Springs, Colorado |
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01/06/2008:14:30 |
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Remarks: I had put up my gear once due to some doubt about the conditions, but watched the wind sock for a while and decided to give it a try. The wind was 7mph SE and seemed to be steady at liftoff where I climbed to 300ft/agl. I felt something very different in the handling of my wing and after checking my (read
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Quad Cartwheels Like a Sprint Car |
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Location:
Casa Grande, AZ |
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12/29/2007:1600 |
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Remarks: Pilot began the takeoff with the wing coming up slightly to one side and attempted to correct and center the wing. Oscillations ensued and the pilot chased them with brake input for a hundred feet or so before reducing power and slowing down. At that point it seemed the pilot regained control, full (read
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Trike rollover crash |
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Location:
St George, UT |
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12/28/2007:15:00 |
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Remarks: Wing came up hard on left side during trike launch. Tried to get under wing by turning and brake input. But did not let off the throttle and lifted off with wing still swinging. This resulted in the trike hitting the ground and rolling. Only the prop was broken.
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Trike Rollover With Injury |
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Location:
Albuquerque, NM |
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09/30/2007:0900 |
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Remarks: On takeoff, the student pilot got into an oscillation and did not abort when instructed. The trike rolled over on its side and the student put his arm out. The force of impact broke his collar bone.
This machine had good roll protection but requires the pilot to keep his arms tucked in during a rol (read
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Over Braking |
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Location:
Sayre, Alabama |
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10/15/2007:4.30 P.M. |
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Remarks: Climb out to the usual 8000 feet and shut the motor down to approach the LZ. At 1000 feet agl I pulled the brakes off and on to swing forwards and slow the glider down. Slowly pulling the brakes harder and harder and decided to pull them down a little further than usual. All of the sudden the tra (read
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Wing gets a Big Hole in it! |
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Location:
South Florida Beach |
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12/18/2007:15:00 |
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Remarks: Preparing out to lay wing to launch and didn't realize it was sitting on a small smoldering log. a 12" diameter hole was burnt in the top. The ribbing was also damaged. Hopefully it will be repairable. I couldn't see the hole when kiting it up but realized there was something wrong when it would (read
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Motor Out Over Water- New Motor built on Friday at |
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Location:
South Florida Beach |
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11/19/2007:15:00 |
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Remarks: This is a brand new motor. The fourth flight. After 5 min of warm up, the take off was ok but seemed to not have full power maybe 75% at full throttle. After 5 minutes I was flying over the sea at about 250' at a 45 deg angle from the beach. I always pre-think an emergency landing. The motor we (read
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Potential Accident Avoided |
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Location:
beach, south florida |
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12/19/2007:15:00 |
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Remarks: The Beach looked clear of debris. Kited the wing a few times. The lines fell on a small piece of wood. Often I would ignore this and still pull up the wing and launch but something told me to take a look at the line. It had been sitting on a festering piece of coal that burnt through the line she (read
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Engine out emergency landing |
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Location:
Warrenton, VA |
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09/02/2007:0830 |
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Remarks: Twenty minutes after an uneventful launch and cruising at approximately 300' AGL over open horse farms in Northern Virginia, there was an audible 'pop' and the engine quit. With minimal wind affecting the choice of landing spots, I performed a couple turns and landed in a pasture next to a fence alo (read
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Engine out |
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Location:
Savanna,IL |
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09/29/2007:0630ct |
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Remarks: After takeoff from tarmac (blacktop ramp) at airport,
engine quit aprox 400 feet up on climbout.
Made a left 360 and landed uneventfully.
This problem has surfaced before. Engine would stop
after about 10 to 15 mins. Sometimes after an hour.
Engine was bought new 2 years ago. Time aprox 20 t (read
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Throttle cable detached from carb after take off |
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Location:
Cape Coral, Fl. |
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05/12/2007:09:30 |
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Remarks: Shortly after take off at about 300 feet AGL, the engine went to idle and would not accelerate. I picked an open area in a marshy mangrove and landed. The cable had come off at the carburator. The unit was brand new and it was my 5th flight. The E clip that holds the throttle on the carb was gone (read
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Prop hits gas tanks during fall |
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Location:
Ohio |
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08/01/2007:1200 |
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Remarks: According to a video and comments, the pilot was launching when he lost his balance and fell. The prop flexed into the gas tank which spewed fuel as the prop broke. There was no fire. Prop chards traveled over 40 feet.
The manufacturer is said to offer a mod the reduces the chance of this happe (read
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Crash after engine quit in low-level maneuvering |
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Location:
Ohio |
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08/01/2007:1200 |
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Remarks: The pilot reported that he was doing low level maneuvers and reacted improperly after the engine quit. Apparently a wire or plug came loose from the ignition system.
He was doing a 180 degree turn and, when the engine quit, had limited options of landing places. The options being trees, campers (read
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Tree Brush and Landing Injury |
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Location:
WAP, Warrenton, VA |
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09/03/2007:1005 |
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Remarks: During landing approach after almost 2 hours of ideal flying, a wind gust around a treed area just prior to the grassy landing area. It made me graze the top of a large pine tree. I flew at least another 50 yards toward the left, finally touching down on top of the sheet metal roof of a large new (read
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prop hit shoulder |
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Location:
ann arbor michigan |
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09/13/2007:2100 |
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Remarks: I had been having trouble starting my engine, hadn't got it started in about 2 months. I got some advice for an adjustment to make to the engine that should make it start. I did the adjustment not believing it would work, because nothing else had. Well, it did work, and I was not braced for full t (read
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Used Gear and No Instruction Leads To Serious Acci |
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Location:
Idaho Rd & US 60 - Phoenix, AZ |
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09/02/2007:19:00 |
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Remarks: An older male pilot crashed into 80' light poles along the US 60 Hwy near the Idaho launch site. The pilots wing impacted top of the light pole and the pilot, motor and trike fell to the ground. The pilot was taken to the hospital with severe injuries. It seems he was flying alone and never received (read
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Finger in prop |
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Location:
Oklahoma |
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08/30/2007:20:00 |
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Remarks: Zero wind. Set up for a power assisted forward (PAF). Applied 1/4 to 1/3 power to generate wind for launch. Reduced power to idle. Began inflation, got pulled back, applied full power. Hands got pulled into reinforced rigid cage/netting, prop contacted left middle finger only.
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Hands hit by prop jumpstarting motor |
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Location:
PRA - Maricopa, AZ |
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10/10/2004:0700 |
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Remarks: Note: Report submitted 2007-08-15.
Battery on paramotor was dead. I jump started the paramotor with jumper cables and my car. After starting the paramotor I was removing the jumper cables from the car. I was facing the car and the paramotor was running, sitting on the ground to my right and slig (read
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blown launch |
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Location:
coastal park |
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08/14/2007:1830 |
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Remarks: Even with 6 years and 300+ hours PPG time, mistakes can be made.
The field was a small town park with a soccer field. This field is only flyable with a southwest wind as that's the only way out past obstructions (houses and trees). For experienced pilots only, nevertheless it's a very nic (read
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Hand hit by prop |
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Location:
Florida beach site |
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03/05/2007:1200 |
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Remarks: New pilot was launching on the beach when a "pretty mean" gust of wind caused him to fall onto his back and, following natural instinct, he put his hands back to cushion the fall. His left hand went through the netting and into the prop, catching the prop tip.
By his own account he was extrem (read
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Net & prop failure during flight |
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Location:
Greenwood, IN |
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07/28/2007:09:25 |
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Remarks: This was the first flight since I had re-assembled my cage and netting from a previous mishap. I used a turnbuckle to get the net tensioning rope tighter than it had been previously. Approx. 15 minutes into the flight while cruising at 200-300' AGL, there was a thud and the propeller blew apart. (read
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fuel trash |
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Location:
landing zone area |
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06/29/2007:6:30PM |
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Remarks: Had been cruising around after a perfect launch and was flying mostly about 2000 ft above ground level for almost 2 hrs. Started running low on fuel and was beginning to climb out to the highest altitude possible that the fuel would allow so I could come in without power as I always do. I had bee (read
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Water Landing/Drowning |
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Location:
Indianapolis, Indiana |
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06/30/2007:2300 |
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Remarks: Pilot was doing footdrags over water, approximately 150 feet from shore. Pilot apparently misjudged the water surface and got dragged in. The pilot and motor immediately sank to the length of the lines, while the glider stayed partially inflated on the surface of the water. Pilot managed to free (read
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Engine-Out During Cruise |
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Location:
Waverly,Ohio |
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07/10/2007:0635 |
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Remarks: After pre-flight and motor run-up,launch was smooth and near effortless w/trike.Upon reaching 350'agl I cruised the area and was preparing to take a XC flight of about 25 miles when the engine suddenly died. I gave some brake to prevent wing surge and scouted the area for a sweet place to land. A fr (read
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Friction knot in wing lines |
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Location:
Sod farm, North Hadley, MA |
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07/08/2007:9:00 |
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Remarks: I had many failed foward launch attemps. Very difficult to get the wing overhead -- kept falling back and to the left (even in a good breeze). I fell on my cage twice on the left, causing minor bending of my dual-hoop cage. Other pilots corrected my arm position to get more "oomph" on my forward, an (read
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Wing stall on landing |
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Location:
Sod farm, North Hadley, MA |
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06/09/2007:9:00 |
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Remarks: I was watching a fellow pilot land in a large field. Pilot had been flying for about an hour before I showed up. Pilot came in for approach into the wind, and started brake input too soon. Flare was slow, to try and have full brake on arrival, but wing began to stall 8-10 feet in the air, causing fo (read
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prop strikes arm |
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Location:
Massey MD airport |
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06/26/2007:9:30 am |
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Remarks: I took off and got up to 1000ft. I let off the throttle and got back on it. Then it stalled. Landed at the airport. I started to adjust the carb. Started it a couple of times. The last time it went full throttle on me. I had my hand holding frame but it pushed on top of me. I felt the prop h (read
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Loss of Thrust |
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Location:
Orange City, IA |
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06/19/2007:1930 |
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Remarks: I was approximately 25 minutes into a relatively uneventful flight with another PPG and a hot air balloon all taking off at the same location. I was about 2 miles from the LZ, flying at 500' AGL when I experienced a sudden loss of RPM and was unable to climb or even maintain level flight.
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Slope start, foot strikes prop |
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Location:
Europe |
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06/13/2007:21:00 |
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Remarks: The terrain was about two wing spans wide and 50 feet long, flat, covered with foot-high grass. After the 50 feet the terrain started falling off to reach an about 45 degree slope within 30 feet.
Below launch were mostly vineyards running 90 degrees across my take-off direction with just a few smal (read
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Fly through tree and hit the ground hard |
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Location:
Dallas, Texas |
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05/12/2007:0900 |
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Remarks: Took off without incident until I decided that I wanted to be all the way into my seat before I reached a safe altitude..
1st mistake: Had throttle on top of brake toggle.
2nd mistake: Took hand off throttle for a second to release brake and push into seat.
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Tree Landing |
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Location:
Michigan |
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03/21/2007:1810 |
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Remarks: Careless throttle led to wing collapse, tree landing. I had just taken off to the west from the SE corner of a friends lot, just S of the RC runway which is E-W. I carelessly let the throttle go to idle shortly after passing 80 ft. I failed to appreciate the severity of the surge and applied power. (read
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Rushed Landing |
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Location:
s. fl lz |
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05/01/2007:10:30 |
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Remarks: Rushed landing, wife was frantically waving hands to land, 15 mins after takeoff. A "madwoman" verbally attacked her and my ppg partner to leave her beach and police have been called. I did not know this, it seemed like an emergency. Wind was E at 5 mph S. Florida. I rushed landing, tight turn, S (read
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Speed Bar Line Caught On GPS Mount During Reverse |
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Location:
Phoenix, AZ |
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04/01/2007:07:30 |
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Remarks: I have flown with an aviation style GPS and mount hooked to the left comfort/spreader bar many times without any incident or thought of potential problems until this day. Set up for a reverse, wing came up normally, kited a bit, turned and took off. On climb out I noticed a slight turning tendency a (read
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Close call, engine out over the ocean |
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Location:
Local beach site |
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03/25/2007:13:00 |
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Remarks: While cruising down the beach front at 40 foot altitude, I approached a 200 foot long fishing pier. To avoid flying over the pier, I turned seaward and began a gentle climb parallel to it. I rounded the end of the pier and began to glide back toward the beach at about 75 feet up when my engine sputt (read
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Helicopter Flies to Close to Powered Paraglider |
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Location:
Huntington Beach California |
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03/24/2007:1430 |
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Remarks: I was flying off the coast of Huntington Beach California. A helicopter flew in very close proximity to me causing a full wing collapse. I was approximately 500 feet AGL. I was violently whipped around in my harness and at one point I was upside down. the controls were jerked from my hand and end (read
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Hard Landing-Running out of fuel |
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Location:
Panama City Beach, FL |
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03/09/2007:1200 |
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Remarks: I took off at 10AM from a sandy beach with winds around 9-12 from the southwest. At launch I had 3/4 tank of fuel. I had logged gas consumption from numerous flights so I knew I had over 2 hours airtime at cruise. At 1130 I checked my tank volume (with hand-held mirror) and noticed it was lower (read
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Crash into pole on landing |
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Location:
Ventura, CA |
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03/05/2007:18:15 |
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Remarks: On approach to landing, I lined up with a 20 foot-wide road on a small hill above a beach site. I fixed my attention on a small tree in the far distance (which happened to lie in a direct line of sight with the center of the road.) At about 20 feet AGL, I cut the engine and prepared to flare. At thi (read
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Wirestrike/Fire |
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Location:
Non-USA |
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03/01/2007:1200 |
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Remarks: A pilot was flying along where the ocean meets the land at relatively low altitude. He suffered a motor failure and had to decide whether to go into the water or land. He chose the land but did not see power lines until it was too late.
When he contacted the wires, power surged through his cage a (read
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Crash Into Trees |
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Location:
Phoenix, AZ |
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02/10/2007:0900 |
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Remarks: The pilot set up for launch toward the south. The wind switched, making him have to set up more southeast which was towards a large building and nearby trees. He probably figured it would be easy to turn before getting to the trees.
He launched and, before he could turn, was upon the trees. He fi (read
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Parachutal Stall from 80 feet |
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Location:
Memphis, TN |
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01/19/2007:0900 |
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Remarks: Pilot was flying with a friend and using someone else's very small wing. He was trying to fly slowly when he flew through the another PPG's wake and entered parachutal stall.
He described it as falling out the sky but with his wing fully inflated overhead. He stayed on full power for the short d (read
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The danger of distraction - prop safety again |
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Location:
CT |
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01/28/2007:1400 |
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Remarks: We all (hopefully) know that starting your motor on the ground is one of the major sources of PPG injuries. We also know that distractions can break your routine and lead to an accident.
I was flying at a new, very large, field. Intending to do some touch and goes I blipped my kill swit (read
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Water landing from foot drags |
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Chapala, Mexico |
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Remarks: While flying back through a tourist area over the lake, I decided to try my first water foot drag. Water was glass, stable winds. In front of some restaurants with some 100 onlookers, I came down, extended my foot, and did a 5 foot drag or so and lifted up. I then came down for another drag and m (read
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Kill Switch Failure and Stuck Throttle |
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Albuquerque, New Mexico |
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11/23/2005:17:00 |
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Remarks: I was on a refresher course, partly to experience launches at higher elevations. The inflation seemed OK and I was gradually applying power, anticipating another successful take-off. During the run I noticed that my left hand was gripping the brake handle such that I couldn't squeeze the throttle be (read
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Low altitude Motor out under Full Power |
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Texas City Levee, Texas |
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01/01/2007:12:30 |
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Remarks: Mr. Murphy has wanted to be friends with me for about the past month sticking his head around the corner every couple of days of flying time.
The problem I have had is one of two wires breaking that go to the ignition coil. I had to add wire as when the original connector broke, they became too s (read
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Gasoline leaking from motor while strapping it on |
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Mobile, Alabama |
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12/29/2006:12:00 |
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Remarks: I have a new blackhawk 172cc motor and am working on breaking it in before I fly it. I have been trying to put the motor on and stand upright with it to practice moving about the field with it on me before I make my first flight with it. Two times I have had gasoline spurt out from somewhere withi (read
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Parachutal Stall |
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Midwest |
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12/20/2006:0900 |
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Remarks: Had been flying for about 25 minutes in the variable NW wind. While banking low, as soon as my wing was perpendicular to the wind, I felt it drop back. I immediately knew what was happening (just not why) and it went into a parachutal stall. Fell from about 40 feet while parachutal -- may 15 feet/se (read
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Touching Wintip on Ground |
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IL |
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07/19/2006:0900 |
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Remarks: Pilot was doing steep turns close to the ground over corn, occasionally touching the wingtip in the corn. During one particularly low try, the wing caught in the corn and pulled the pilot down. (read
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Bad Launch that Ended in the Surf |
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Ocean Site |
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12/01/2006:0000 |
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Remarks: The pilot was doing a forward launch into a 2 knot wind on the beach. He was just getting airborne when he reached the waters edge. His prop touched the water and it was all over. He went down less than 50 feet from the beach but it was a little too deep to stand. His rig sank slowly and he was (read
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Fall in light, switchy winds. Fractured Fibula |
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Sea Level flat area |
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11/01/2006:0000 |
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Remarks: We were launching from an asphalt runway with light shifting winds and trees on both sides. After resetting a couple of times, I did a reverse, looked up to see a full canopy and then applied power just as the left side collapsed. When it reinflated, it jerked me pretty hard and I came down wrong (read
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Motor out, crash into fence |
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Flat ground |
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08/26/2006:0000 |
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Remarks: The pilot had been flying circuits around a familiar PPG field and knew he was low on fuel but figured he could get one more lap. During the climbout for that lap, his motor died out from fuel starvation.
He spent a second or two trying to work the throttle in an effort to keep it running for (read
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Crash into corn |
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Location:
Midwest |
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08/25/2006:0000 |
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Remarks: The pilot was doing steep low-level manuevering over a corn field, namely steep turns. His wingtip touched the ground and pulled him into the corn. At the time, corn would have been about 6 feet tall.
He was not trying to touch the wingtip, it just got steeper than he expected. (read
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Beware of unimproved runways, especially the armad |
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Location:
Fort Smith, AR |
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11/08/2006:16:45 |
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Remarks: Launching and landing in a mowed pasture, semi-wet from a hard rain two days prior to mishap. Landed with engine off. After landing, kept the wing overhead by walking forward briskly and up a medium incline (errosion mound)in order to drop wing on dry ground.
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Unexpectedly strong rotor. Lake Shelbyville, IL |
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Location:
Timberlake Golf Course, Sullivan, IL |
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10/21/2006:16:30 |
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Remarks: The pilot had launched into conditions where the wind was from the SSW and there were trees on the edge of the lake about 900 feet to his south. The launch went well and the flight went well to a point. Launch Code forecasted the winds to be at 9mph out of the SSW dropping to 6mph by dusk about 1 1/ (read
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Water Landing/Drowning |
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Florida |
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10/11/2006:1100 |
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