Hurricane, UT, USA
N785CP
Poser DM 582 Buckeye
During takeoff from his fourth touch-and-go landing in his powered parachute the pilot encountered a dust devil. The wind shift pulled the parachute from overhead to horizontal very rapidly, driving the right front of the carriage into the ground from an altitude of 8-10 feet. The carriage then cartwheeled and came to rest upside down.
The pilot stated in his Pilot-Operator Aircraft Accident Report that during takeoff from his fourth touch-and-go in his powered parachute he encountered a dust devil. The wind shift pulled the parachute from overhead to horizontal very rapidly, driving the right front of the carriage into the ground from an altitude of 8-10 feet. The carriage then cartwheeled and came to rest upside down. The pilot stated that the parachute and engine had no mechanical failures or malfunctions during the flight
The pilot's inadequate compensation for the existing wind conditions and subsequent failure to maintain aircraft control.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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