# Incident 19830515034049I: Cessna 182, Menomonee Falls, WI, May 15, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1983, 18:45 local time
- Place: Menomonee Falls, WI
- Airport: Aeropark
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 43.1789° N, 88.1173° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Menomonee Falls, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1789&lon=-88.1173&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5792B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5792B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182 (registry code 2072702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 230 total, 80 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830515034049I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

MAIN PARACHUTE FAILED TO DEPLOY. JUMPER WENT INTO A SPIN. OPENED RESERVE CHUTE TOO LATE AT 300 FEET. NO DEFECTS.

## Other reports on N5792B (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20160626009959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160626009959A), Jun 26, 2016: Cessna 182 (N5792B), Kankanee, IL, Substantial damage. Airplane was on approach for landing on 16, decided to go around due to change in wind direction. Engine stopped when power was applied. Aircraft came to rest…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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