Powrachute PEGASUS N7084L
20 September 2008 · New London, Wisconsin, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 20 September 2008 at about 14:30 local time, a Powrachute PEGASUS registered N7084L was involved in an accident near New London, Wisconsin, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 14:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New London, Wisconsin, United States
- Nearest airport
- Mark's Park and Airfield (3WN4)
- Coordinates
- 44.3069, -88.7711
- Aircraft
- Powrachute PEGASUS
- Registration
- N7084L
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- New London → New London
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI08LA297
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's loss of directional control during landing due to failure of the nose wheel support as a result of an inadequate weld.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot and flight instructor of the powered parachute had accomplished approximately 10 touch-and-goes prior to the accident, and "everything went perfectly." However, when the aircraft touched down on the final landing the nose wheel support failed causing the aircraft to ground loop. During the accident sequence the steering bar struck the student pilot in the chest. A postaccident examination revealed that the nose wheel front fork support had failed at a welded joint immediately forward of the airframe attachment bolt. Visual examination of the weld indicated a lack of penetration at the joint. In addition, the weld material did not appear to be of a uniform thickness. The manufacturer subsequently issued a service bulletin advising owners of two failures of the welded joint on the front fork support. The manufacturer recommended that supports be replaced with a Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) welded support. The original support may have been Metal Inert Gas (MIG) welded without proper penetration, according to the bulletin.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Powrachute PEGASUS accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jun 2008 | Powrachute PEGASUS | Sunrise Beach, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 2007 | Powrachute PEGASUS 912M | Suffolk, Virginia, United States | Robert Anthony Nolan | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 2012 | Powrachute PEGASUS | Cumming, Georgia, United States | Robert Branch | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 2012 | Powrachute PEGASUS | Luling, Texas, United States | Galle Barton C | No injuries | - |
| 28 Sep 2023 | Powrachute PEGASUS | Caddo Mills, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Oct 2023 | Powrachute PEGASUS | Manhattan, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Dec 2008 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-50 | Madison, Wisconsin, United States | Northwest Airlines Inc | No injuries | - |
| 17 Dec 2008 | Cessna 402 | Madison, Wisconsin, United States | Freight Runners Express, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 2008 | Cessna 150G | Viroqua, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Feb 2008 | American AA-1A | Grantsburg, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Apr 2008 | Bardouche QUAD CITY ULTRALIGHT | Pulaski, Wisconsin, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 May 2008 | Cessna 150 | New Berlin, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |