Powrachute PEGASUS N554E

Summary

On 28 August 2012 at about 00:45 local time, a Powrachute PEGASUS registered N554E, operated by Galle Barton C, was involved in an accident near Luling, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

28 August 2012 at 00:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Luling, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Carter Memorial Airport (T91)

Coordinates

29.7281, -97.6592

Aircraft

Powrachute PEGASUS

Registration

N554E

Engines

1

Operator

Galle Barton C

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Luling → Luling

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN12CA631

Nobody was injured.

Collision with a powerline resulting from the pilot's not maintaining adequate clearance while on a day VFR approach to land.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The sport pilot was making a day VFR approach to land his powered parachute on a friend’s private property. At the very last moment, he saw a power line directly in front of his final approach path. The pilot tried to land short of the power line because he did not have enough altitude to go over the lines. When the airframe (cart) was only a few feet above the ground, the parachute hit the power line. The parachute caught on the power line and the cart swung forward and to the right and hit the ground, resulting in substantial damage to the right underside of the frame. Both the pilot and his passenger exited the cart uninjured. The pilot reported that he had about 50 total flight hours in powered parachute aircraft.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.