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Pilot Details

Age: 38 Weight: 190 Gender: Highest rating held at the time of the incident: Pilot experience level:

Gear Details

Wing Brand: Model: Paratoys 30M Size: Paramotor Frame: Blackhawk 313 with

Incident Details

January 19, 2008 Location of the incident: , Type of Incident:

Pilot began the takeoff with the wing coming up slightly to one side and attempted to correct and center the wing. Oscillations ensued and the pilot chased them with brake input for a hundred feet or so before reducing power and slowing down. At that point it seemed the pilot regained control, full power was again reached but this time the wing was a little to the right of the pilots track on the ground. The pilot never fully got under the wing with countering brake or steering under the wing. Eventually the wing went so far to the right that it pulled the quad over on to two wheels. Then the quad cartwheeled one full revolution and came to rest upside down. The pilot was not injured but seemed a little shaken up so to speak. The quad had absolutely no damage, the cage received substantial damage as did the propeller.

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