Summary
On July 26, 2008, a Buckeye Breeze (N3511N) was involved in an accident near New Market, TN. The accident resulted in 1 serious injury, 1 minor injury. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.
The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this accident to be: The student pilot's failure to consider the aircraft's performance for the takeoff.
According to the student pilot, he went to a friend’s farm field for a pleasure flight in his powered parachute. He took off about 1610 for a solo flight in the local area, with no problems. Upon landing, a friend indicated that he would like to go for a flight. The student pilot did not see a problem with this and proceeded to takeoff with the passenger. The student pilot said that "unfortunately, I made an error in judgment, in reference to the length and preparation of the field and did not clear the trees at the end of the field." The aircraft crashed into the trees at the end of the runway. The student pilot further stated that "this accident could have been prevented had I not made a judgment error as to the length, condition [and] type of field used for takeoff.
This accident is documented in NTSB report MIA08CA150. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N3511N.
Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
The student pilot's failure to consider the aircraft's performance for the takeoff.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Historical)
Analysis
According to the student pilot, he went to a friend’s farm field for a pleasure flight in his powered parachute. He took off about 1610 for a solo flight in the local area, with no problems. Upon landing, a friend indicated that he would like to go for a flight. The student pilot did not see a problem with this and proceeded to takeoff with the passenger. The student pilot said that "unfortunately, I made an error in judgment, in reference to the length and preparation of the field and did not clear the trees at the end of the field." The aircraft crashed into the trees at the end of the runway. The student pilot further stated that "this accident could have been prevented had I not made a judgment error as to the length, condition [and] type of field used for takeoff. The field was not of sufficient length to get airborne [and] was a non improved farm field with obstacles at the departure end." Additionally, he stated that "density altitude was a concern since the temperature was 90 plus degrees with 65 or higher humidity which created a major lift problem for the machine."
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# MIA08CA150