# Incident 19941218041609I: Cessna 182, Lake Wales, FL, December 18, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 1994, 16:15 local time
- Place: Lake Wales, FL
- Airport: Lake Wales Municipal Airport
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 27.8932° N, 81.6215° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAKE WALES MUNI (X07), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8932&lon=-81.6215&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6222A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6222A) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941218041609I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE DEPLOY MAIN CHUTE. CUT IT AWAY BUT FAILED TO DEPLOY RESERVE CHUTE. VERLCRO ON MAIN CHUTE IN POOR CONDITION.

## Other reports on N6222A (1)

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

- [Incident 19840721053939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840721053939I), Jul 21, 1984: Cessna 182 (N6222A), Freeport, IL, 1 fatal. Parachute failed to open. First jump. Failed to position himself properly prior to deployment of the parachute.

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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