Pilot of powered parachute is unable to maintain altitude on takeoff and collides with power lines.

Attributes
ACN	759330
Time
Date	200710
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 50 agl bound upper : 100
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	other
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Other
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 6 flight time total : 884 flight time type : 6
ASRS Report	759330
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

Took off in ppc (powered parachute) from field in country. Initial takeoff was normal. Upon reaching about 90 ft the ppc started slow descent that could not be stopped with full power. Descent continued till contact with power line. Suspect possible cause was downdrafts. There were no injuries with minor damage to chute and landing gear.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PILOT OF POWERED PARACHUTE IS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE ON TKOF AND COLLIDES WITH POWER LINES.

Narrative: TOOK OFF IN PPC (POWERED PARACHUTE) FROM FIELD IN COUNTRY. INITIAL TKOF WAS NORMAL. UPON REACHING ABOUT 90 FT THE PPC STARTED SLOW DSCNT THAT COULD NOT BE STOPPED WITH FULL POWER. DSCNT CONTINUED TILL CONTACT WITH POWER LINE. SUSPECT POSSIBLE CAUSE WAS DOWNDRAFTS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO CHUTE AND LNDG GEAR.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.