Accident Buckeye Dream Machine 582 UNREG, Wednesday 16 September 1998

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Date:	Wednesday 16 September 1998
Time:	09:00 LT
Type:	Buckeye Dream Machine 582
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	UNREG
MSN:
Engine model:	Bombardier 582ULDCDI
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Franklin, NC - United States of America
Phase:	Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	(1A5)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The pilot had taken a passenger in his powered parachute to see her property from the air. While maneuvering inside a 'cove' the powered parachute collided with a tree, the parachute snagged on tree limbs that broke, and the vehicle fell to the ground. The non-certificated pilot stated he had miscalculated the climb performance penalty of the passenger's weight, and could not climb over the tree.

Probable Cause: The non-certificated pilot's inadequate judgement of the required climb rate, and his failure to attain clearance from obstacles.

Accident investigation: