# Incident 19851027072209I: Cessna 182P, Ridgely, MD, October 27, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1985, 16:55 local time
- Place: Ridgely, MD
- Airport: Ridgeleys Pelican
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 38.9529° N, 75.8827° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ridgely, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9529&lon=-75.8827&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21127, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21127) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 535 total, 275 in this make and model, 230 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851027072209I

## Narrative

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

AFTER UNSTABLE EXIT ON FIRST JUMP CHUTIST FAILED TO FOLLOW EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND IMPACTED GROUND.

## Other reports on N21127 (2)

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

- [Incident 19851006061389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851006061389I), Oct 6, 1985: Cessna 182P (N21127), Ridgely, MD, 1 fatal. Jump master failed to secure static line to aircraft. Automatic parachute opener malfunctioned. Reserve opened late
- [Incident 19830910064239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830910064239I), Sep 10, 1983: Cessna 182P (N21127), Ridgely, MD. Main parachute failed to open due to jumpers unstable head down position. Emergency chute tangled on jumpers feet.

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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