Pilot Debrief

Mischanko Buckeye Breeze near Walkerton, IN — 2008-05-27

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Date
2008-05-27
Location
Walkerton, IN, USA
Aircraft
Mischanko Buckeye Breeze
Registration
N623EM
Category
Powered parachute
Highest injury
Serious
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The directional control of the parachute not obtained/maintained by the pilot during the takeoff roll. A contributing factor was separation of the nose landing gear.

NTSB narrative

The pilot had been flight testing and adjusting the elliptical parachute on his light sport aircraft. He was taking off when the parachute overflew the cart and was no longer centered overhead. The rear landing gear lifted off the ground, but the nose landing gear remained on the ground. The nose landing gear then broke, and the cart spun around approximately 180 degrees to the left and came to rest on its left side. The pilot received serious injuries.

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