# Accident 19960526012289A: Cessna P206, Goshen, IN, May 26, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1996, 14:00 local time
- Place: Goshen, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 41.5698° N, 85.8296° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5698&lon=-85.8296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2625X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2625X-2011-12-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P206 (registry code 2073304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P206
- Reported engine: CONT IO520A
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,934 total, 26 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA187) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960526012289A

## Narrative

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

JUMPERS CHUTE OPENED TOO EARLY COLLIDED WITH STABILIZER. BENT IT DOWNWARD. LANDED SAFELY. JUMPERS CHUTE DEFECTIVE. (-23) ON MAY 26, 1996, AT 1430 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 206P, N2625X, PILOTED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN THE SHROUD LINES OF A PARACHUTIST'S RESERVE PARACHUTE COLLIDED WITH THE AIRPLANE'S RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER FOLLOWING AN INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT. THE PARACHUTIST WAS ON THE AIRPLANE'S EXTERIOR JUMP-STEP WHEN THIS EVENT TOOK PLACE, ACCORDING TO THE JUMPMASTER. THE 14 CFR PART 105 FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT AND SIX PASSENGERS REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED GOSHEN, INDIANA, EXACT TIME UNKNOWN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI96LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA187), May 26, 1996: Cessna P206 (N2625X), Goshen, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the parachute equipment was not properly maintained by the parachutist. A factor related to the accident was the inadvertent deployment of the parachute.

## Other reports on N2625X (1)

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

- [Incident 20000802027479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000802027479I), Aug 2, 2000: Cessna P206 (N2625X), Goshen, IN, Minor damage. (-23)While practicing takeoffs and landings at Goshen Municipal Airport (gsh) Cessna 206, N2625X experienced a hard landing and subsequent nose gear collapse…

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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