Johnny F Anderson BUCKEYE DREAM MACHIN N371P

Summary

On 25 July 2015 at about 23:15 local time, a Johnny F Anderson BUCKEYE DREAM MACHIN registered N371P, operated by Logue Glenn R, was involved in an accident near Trenton, South Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

25 July 2015 at 23:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Trenton, South Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Edgefield County Airport (6J6)

Coordinates

33.7369, -81.8186

Aircraft

Johnny F Anderson BUCKEYE DREAM MACHIN

Registration

N371P

Year built

1998

Engines

1

Operator

Logue Glenn R

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Trenton → Trenton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA15CA307

1 person had minor injuries.

The non-certificated pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in a loss of directional control during takeoff, and collision with trees during the subsequent rejected takeoff.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

 The non-certificated pilot reported that he was conducting a local flight from a grass runway. During the initial climb, the powered parachute started drifting to the right and the pilot was unable maintain control with the foot pedals. The pilot elected to land on the same runway, but during the landing roll, he was unable to stop the powered parachute before it departed the runway and collided with trees. The powered parachute sustained substantial damage to the airframe during the accident sequence. A post-accident inspection by the pilot revealed that a parachute cord was wrapped around the right foot control pedal steering rod nut, impeding its movement. The pilot stated that he must have overlooked this anomaly during his preflight inspection and that there were otherwise no mechanical malfunctions or failures of the powered parachute that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.