19821031066539I

Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 182 · Alliance, OH · October 31, 1982

Date
October 31, 1982 · 15:30 local
Place
Alliance, OH
Airport
Great Lakes Aero
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Aircraft
N5361B
Reported as
Cessna 182
Reported engine
Continental O470L
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total2,000 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Main parachute failed to open properly. Chute spun on opening. Was cut away. Chutist failed to open reserve chute.

As the FAA filed it

MAIN PARACHUTE FAILED TO OPEN PROPERLY. CHUTE SPUN ON OPENING. WAS CUT AWAY. CHUTIST FAILED TO OPEN RESERVE CHUTE.