An infinity powered parachute pilot lost power and landed in a field with minor damage.

Attributes
ACN	795772
Time
Date	200807
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Ultralight
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 180 flight time type : 140
ASRS Report	795772
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Machine was preflted including warm-up. Takeoff was normal. 1 min into flight; loss of power would not allow me to maintain altitude. Had to land in pasture -- I would not have made it over trees. Pasture was very rough with deep water drainage ruts. Upon landing; my feet pushed down on rests; breaking one and creasing other. Left landing axle appears higher than right; so it will be replaced. Chute will need complete check. Rotax 582 engine will start but does not seem to make full power. A&P changed rings approximately 15-20 hours and completed annual condition inspection may/08. This was not an accident. No significant damage and no injuries. Simply hard landing due to loss of power.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN INFINITY POWERED PARACHUTE PILOT LOST POWER AND LANDED IN A FIELD WITH MINOR DAMAGE.

Narrative: MACHINE WAS PREFLTED INCLUDING WARM-UP. TKOF WAS NORMAL. 1 MIN INTO FLT; LOSS OF PWR WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO MAINTAIN ALT. HAD TO LAND IN PASTURE -- I WOULD NOT HAVE MADE IT OVER TREES. PASTURE WAS VERY ROUGH WITH DEEP WATER DRAINAGE RUTS. UPON LNDG; MY FEET PUSHED DOWN ON RESTS; BREAKING ONE AND CREASING OTHER. L LNDG AXLE APPEARS HIGHER THAN R; SO IT WILL BE REPLACED. CHUTE WILL NEED COMPLETE CHK. ROTAX 582 ENG WILL START BUT DOES NOT SEEM TO MAKE FULL PWR. A&P CHANGED RINGS APPROX 15-20 HRS AND COMPLETED ANNUAL CONDITION INSPECTION MAY/08. THIS WAS NOT AN ACCIDENT. NO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES. SIMPLY HARD LNDG DUE TO LOSS OF PWR.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.