# Incident 19950513016229I: Cessna 182, Brockport, NY, May 13, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1995, 14:30 local time
- Place: Brockport, NY
- Airport: Ledgedale Airpark Airport
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 43.1812° N, 77.9155° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LEDGEDALE AIRPARK (7G0), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1812&lon=-77.9155&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5553B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5553B-2010-06-29) (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: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,850 total, 150 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950513016229I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON MAY 13, 1995, AT PARA TECH AIRPORT, BROCKPORT, NEW YORK, MR. ED PENDZIK, MAKING HIS SECOND STATIC LINE JUMP, UPON LANDING, BROKE HIS LEG. MR. PENDZIK WAS TRAINED BY ROCHESTER SKYDIVERS OF BROCKPORT, NEW YORK A ONE-DAY CLASS. THE PARACHUTE OPENED PROPERLY AND THE JUMPER TURNED IN TO THE WIND FOR A LANDING WHEN HE STRUCK THE GROUND. MR. PENDZIK JUMPED FROM A CESSNA 182, N5553B. MR. PENDZIK WAS TREATED AT HOSPITAL AND RELEASED. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N5553B (3)

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

- [Incident 20051001031169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051001031169I), Oct 1, 2005: Cessna 182 (N5553B), Williamston, MI, Minor damage. (-23) After the last skydiver jumped the pilot started his descent and headed back to the airport. The windshield blew-out during his descent. The pilot…
- [Incident 19930806033359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930806033359I), Aug 6, 1993: Cessna 182 (N5553B), Clarkson, NY. Skydivers exited aircraft after rochester ats reported other traffic to pilot.
- [Incident 19790612015609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790612015609I), Jun 12, 1979: Cessna 182 (N5553B), Bristol, WI, 1 fatal. Booth wonder hog double back pack failed, reserve chute rip cord not pulled FAR enough, pins still inserted.

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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