What happened
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(-23) On August 20, 1995, a Cessna 182E, N2899Y, registered to Cessna aircraft owners inc. and piloted by richard c. dyken, departed Aero Park Airport (76C) with passengers on board for the purpose of parachute jumping. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. Upon obtaining an altitude of approximately 10,000 feet john schaefer and several other jumpers exited the aircraft. After performing a 2-WAY rw jump, with break off occurring at approximately 4500 feet, john schaefer tracked briefly and pulled at approximately 4000 feet with canopy inflation at approximately 3500 feet. Almost simultaneously the reserve was seen to deploy. John schaefer was seen making an attempt to contain the reserve but was unsuccessful. He then cut away the main at approximately 2800 feet. The main separated and the reserve began to inflate. The reserve partially inflated, the two right cells appearing to have tucked under. This partial inflation caused the canopy to turn right approximately one revolution every two seconds. This condition remained constant until landing/impact. The angle of the jumpers body on landing was nearly horizontal. The jumper was knocked unconscious for approximately five to ten minutes. The jumper was transported to the hospital and release later the same day. Injuries were limited to bruises. According to mike cleary, safety officer and instructor iwth the Wisconsin skydivers parachute club the jumper made no attempt to reinflate the reserve, the steering toggles were still stowed on landing, and the jumper insisted that the aad (automatic activation device) had been calibrated prior to the jump. The aad was sent to paratronics, inc., arlington, Texas by the club to have the calibration verified. Paratronics performed an initial inspection, two field calibrations, a tear down, fired the unit, inspected the unit twice during tear down, bench tested the electronic section, cleaned, adjusted, reassembled, tested and certified the unit. No irregularities or discrepancies were noted, the unit performed within the specified limits. This incident and report are considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON AUGUST 20, 1995, A CESSNA 182E, N2899Y, REGISTERED TO CESSNA AIRCRAFT OWNERS INC. AND PILOTED BY RICHARD C. DYKEN, DEPARTED AERO PARK AIRPORT (76C) WITH PASSENGERS ON BOARD FOR THE PURPOSE OF PARACHUTE JUMPING. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. UPON OBTAINING AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 10,000 FEET JOHN SCHAEFER AND SEVERAL OTHER JUMPERS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. AFTER PERFORMING A 2-WAY RW JUMP, WITH BREAK OFF OCCURRING AT APPROXIMATELY 4500 FEET, JOHN SCHAEFER TRACKED BRIEFLY AND PULLED AT APPROXIMATELY 4000 FEET WITH CANOPY INFLATION AT APPROXIMATELY 3500 FEET. ALMOST SIMULTANEOUSLY THE RESERVE WAS SEEN TO DEPLOY. JOHN SCHAEFER WAS SEEN MAKING AN ATTEMPT TO CONTAIN THE RESERVE BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. HE THEN CUT AWAY THE MAIN AT APPROXIMATELY 2800 FEET. THE MAIN SEPARATED AND THE RESERVE BEGAN TO INFLATE. THE RESERVE PARTIALLY INFLATED, THE TWO RIGHT CELLS APPEARING TO HAVE TUCKED UNDER. THIS PARTIAL INFLATION CAUSED THE CANOPY TO TURN RIGHT APPROXIMATELY ONE REVOLUTION EVERY TWO SECONDS. THIS CONDITION REMAINED CONSTANT UNTIL LANDING/IMPACT. THE ANGLE OF THE JUMPERS BODY ON LANDING WAS NEARLY HORIZONTAL. THE JUMPER WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE TO TEN MINUTES. THE JUMPER WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL AND RELEASE LATER THE SAME DAY. INJURIES WERE LIMITED TO BRUISES. ACCORDING TO MIKE CLEARY, SAFETY OFFICER AND INSTRUCTOR IWTH THE WISCONSIN SKYDIVERS PARACHUTE CLUB THE JUMPER MADE NO ATTEMPT TO REINFLATE THE RESERVE, THE STEERING TOGGLES WERE STILL STOWED ON LANDING, AND THE JUMPER INSISTED THAT THE AAD (AUTOMATIC ACTIVATION DEVICE) HAD BEEN CALIBRATED PRIOR TO THE JUMP. THE AAD WAS SENT TO PARATRONICS, INC., ARLINGTON, TEXAS BY THE CLUB TO HAVE THE CALIBRATION VERIFIED. PARATRONICS PERFORMED AN INITIAL INSPECTION, TWO FIELD CALIBRATIONS, A TEAR DOWN, FIRED THE UNIT, INSPECTED THE UNIT TWICE DURING TEAR DOWN, BENCH TESTED THE ELECTRONIC SECTION, CLEANED, ADJUSTED, REASSEMBLED, TESTED AND CERTIFIED THE UNIT. NO IRREGULARITIES OR DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED, THE UNIT PERFORMED WITHIN THE SPECIFIED LIMITS. THIS INCIDENT AND REPORT ARE CONSIDERED CLOSED.
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