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Incident Details
General Information
Title: Collision of two PPG trikes
Date: 02/26/2010
Time: 15:00
Location: Valley Creek Park, El Paso, TX
Pilot Information
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Pilot weight (without motor): not known US Pounds
Rating:
None
Experience:
10-50 Hours Solo
Incident Detail Information
Type of Incident:
Collision with Other Aircraft/Ultralight
Primary Cause:
Pilot Error on Launch
Contributing Distractions:
None
Windspeed:
Light (Less than 5 MPH)
Wind Type:
Steady
Thermal Conditions:
Light (Less than 300 FPM)
Visibility: clear
Surface:
Grass
Terrain:
Flat
Site Elevation: 3760 (feet above sea level)
Phase of Flight:
Takeoff
Purpose of Flight:
Recreation
Safety Gear Used:
None
Helmet Full
Helmet Other
Protective Boots
Knee-pads
Elbow-pads
Wrist Guards
Reserve
Knife
Gloves
Strobe
Unknown
Communications:
Two-way Radio w/ Helmet Mike & PTT
Damage to Pilot's Equipment:
Severe (Greater than 20% of New Price)
Wing: not known
Motor: Fly Products Gold 130
Injury Information
Pilot/Passenger Injury Severity:
None
Hosipitalization:
None
Injuries:
None
Head
Face
Neck
Chest
Back
Abdomen
Shoulder
Arm
Elbow
Forearm
Wrist
Hand
Pelvis
Thigh
Calf
Ankle
Foot
Knee
Unknown
Collateral Damage:
None
By-Stander
Other Pilot
Animal
Property
Unknown
Narrative: Pilot one (not involved in the accident) attempted to launch but aborted. He was moving his wing and trike out of the runway area when the second pilot decided to launch. The first pilot's wing was moved but parked trike remained and was dead center in the take off run for the second pilot. Pilot two, for whatever reason, decides to launch and almost clears the parked trike. A rear wheel on the trike strikes the top of the cage on the parked trike. Pilot two's trike spins in the air, the wing surges forward, and he goes to the ground. Cages on both trikes were destroyed including the prop and most of the trike of pilot two. The pilot fell about 6' and was fortunate to have no injuries. Recklessness injures or kills pilots and results in site loss. This pilot had no formal training - just a day with the PPG vendor and a "good luck flying!"
Photo:
No photo on file.
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