Return to the incident list: Incident List Forward Assisted Launch Ends in Face Plant! PPG Type: Type of Injury:

Pilot Details

Age: 40 Weight: 150 Gender: Highest rating held at the time of the incident: Pilot experience level:

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Incident Details

April 23, 2006 Location of the incident: , Type of Incident:

Pilot was being assisted by two people on either side of the wing to do a forward assisted launch. Pilot was unable to see wing and didn’t have communication equipment to know when to throttle up. Pilot surged forward landing on left shoulder. Broken prop, spreader bar & bruised shoulder.

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