# Incident 19930518018359I: Cessna 182A, Socastee, SC, May 18, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1993, 11:00 local time
- Place: Socastee, SC
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 33.6874° N, 79.0089° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Socastee, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6874&lon=-79.0089&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4997D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4997D-2013-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,938 total, 300 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930518018359I

## Narrative

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

ON TANDEM JUMP MAIN CHUTE OPENED PREMATURELY. OUT OF SEQUENCE DEPLOYMENT ENTANGLED THE DROGUE BRIDLE WITH LINES.

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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