# Incident 19850727041069I: Cessna 182, Garden City, KS, July 27, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1985, 09:48 local time
- Place: Garden City, KS
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 37.9759° N, 100.8509° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Garden City, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9759&lon=-100.8509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6213A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6213A) (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
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850727041069I

## Narrative

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

CHUTES TANGLED WHEN JUMPERS GOT TOGETHER WHILE STACKING. CUT AWAY MAIN, RESERVE DID NOT DEPLOY. RIGGING PIN IN LOOP

## Other reports on N6213A (3)

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

- [Incident 19940625016869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940625016869I), Jun 25, 1994: Cessna 182 (N6213A), Washington, OK, Minor damage. Right main gear collapsed on taxi for takeoff. Gear strut failed at point where jumper step installed.
- [Incident 19921003047929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921003047929I), Oct 3, 1992: Cessna 182 (N6213A), Washington, OK. Parachute jumper sustained serious injuries during a hard landing. Had parachute malfunction. Landed in a pond.
- [Incident 19920229009459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920229009459I), Feb 29, 1992: Cessna 182 (N6213A), Goldsby, OK, Minor damage. Right main landing gear strut broke while taxiing for takeoff.

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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