19950122003269I

Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 182B · Monroe, GA · January 22, 1995

Date: January 22, 1995 · 16:35 local
Place: Monroe, GA
Airport: Monroe-Walton County Airport
Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Aircraft: N2319G
Reported as: Cessna 182B
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,022 total462 in this make and model61 in the last 90 days

N2319GRegistered now · Cessna 182BS/N 51619 · Built 1958 Airframe modelCessna 182B Engine modelContinental O-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: 22, January, 1995, Mr. Paul sieli flew in C-182 piloted by Mr. Greg watson and sky dived from altitude of 7500'. Mr. Sieli's main parachute failed to open and reserve was not deployed. Mr. Sieli received fatal injuries when he struck tall oak apartment complex and then fell to the ground. Paramedics arriving at scene removed parachute but failed to note how installed. Parachute (reserve) was taken to flight concepts, a manufacturer and "d" ring deployed. Parachute functioned normal. Flight concepts inspected main parachute and made written statement: parachute pilot canopy was routed through leg strap preventing deployment. Mr. Sieli has a known heart condition which was being investigated by local police department.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: 22, JANUARY, 1995, MR. PAUL SIELI FLEW IN C-182 PILOTED BY MR. GREG WATSON AND SKY DIVED FROM ALTITUDE OF 7500'. MR. SIELI'S MAIN PARACHUTE FAILED TO OPEN AND RESERVE WAS NOT DEPLOYED. MR. SIELI RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES WHEN HE STRUCK TALL OAK APARTMENT COMPLEX AND THEN FELL TO THE GROUND. PARAMEDICS ARRIVING AT SCENE REMOVED PARACHUTE BUT FAILED TO NOTE HOW INSTALLED. PARACHUTE (RESERVE) WAS TAKEN TO FLIGHT CONCEPTS, A MANUFACTURER AND "D" RING DEPLOYED. PARACHUTE FUNCTIONED NORMAL. FLIGHT CONCEPTS INSPECTED MAIN PARACHUTE AND MADE WRITTEN STATEMENT: PARACHUTE PILOT CANOPY WAS ROUTED THROUGH LEG STRAP PREVENTING DEPLOYMENT. MR. SIELI HAS A KNOWN HEART CONDITION WHICH WAS BEING INVESTIGATED BY LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT.