19940102002299I

Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 210B · Waycross, GA · January 2, 1994

Date: January 2, 1994 · 16:30 local
Place: Waycross, GA
Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N9606X
Reported as: Cessna 210B
People aboard: 6
Fatal injuries: 1

N9606XRegistered now · Cessna 210BS/N 21057906 Airframe modelCessna 210B Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: a. name of jumper- cheryl mello (difolco), 2121 burwick ave. apt. #2504, orange park, FL. 32073 (904) 272-3238. B. experience & training of jumper- record indicated approxi. 109 jumps, time in sport - 2 years. -uspa membership #88108 license B-15960. C. club affiliation- member of skydive Waycross. D. description of parachutes and packing record.- main parachute wildfire ser. W5001. Reserve emergency parachute performance designs- model 126-R, ser. #126R-3696. Mfg 01/93. Last repack- 17 sep. 93 accordingto witness statements, for unknown reasons the main parachute was cut loose even tho it deployed normally. No malfunction was noted by other jumpers or ground observers. For unknown reasons the reserve was never deployed. Both main and reserve parachutes and the containers were examined by FAA master rigger susan l. basse. No malfunctions/discrepancies were noted. Incident closed with submission of this report.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: A. NAME OF JUMPER- CHERYL MELLO (DIFOLCO), 2121 BURWICK AVE. APT. #2504, ORANGE PARK, FL. 32073 (904) 272-3238. B. EXPERIENCE & TRAINING OF JUMPER- RECORD INDICATED APPROXI. 109 JUMPS, TIME IN SPORT - 2 YEARS. -USPA MEMBERSHIP #88108 LICENSE B-15960. C. CLUB AFFILIATION- MEMBER OF SKYDIVE WAYCROSS. D. DESCRIPTION OF PARACHUTES AND PACKING RECORD.- MAIN PARACHUTE WILDFIRE SER. W5001. RESERVE EMERGENCY PARACHUTE PERFORMANCE DESIGNS- MODEL 126-R, SER. #126R-3696. MFG 01/93. LAST REPACK- 17 SEP. 93 ACCORDINGTO WITNESS STATEMENTS, FOR UNKNOWN REASONS THE MAIN PARACHUTE WAS CUT LOOSE EVEN THO IT DEPLOYED NORMALLY. NO MALFUNCTION WAS NOTED BY OTHER JUMPERS OR GROUND OBSERVERS. FOR UNKNOWN REASONS THE RESERVE WAS NEVER DEPLOYED. BOTH MAIN AND RESERVE PARACHUTES AND THE CONTAINERS WERE EXAMINED BY FAA MASTER RIGGER SUSAN L. BASSE. NO MALFUNCTIONS/DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED. INCIDENT CLOSED WITH SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT.

Other reports on N9606X · 3

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

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