From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: a. jumpers exited king air (N9HW) at 14,500 feet. Skydive went as planned. Breakoff occurred at or below 3500 feet. Rick thomas, safety officer for skydive the emerald coast club privacy data omitted reported that robert aspray deployed his main parachute lower than normal and experienced a malfunction. Reserve was deployed at too low an altitude and he impacted the ground at approx. 60 mph. Subject was life flighted from scene to baptist hospital in Pensacola, FL. And died approx. 11/2 hours after incident. B. a senior parachute rigger, keith meatyard #417801280 examined the parachute rig and found no signs of damage to main or reserve. C. king air pilot, mike mullens, ATP #1906087 medical (class I) had no knowledge of fatality until after he landed. King air is maintained on Beechcraft factory progressive maintenance program.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: A. JUMPERS EXITED KING AIR (N9HW) AT 14,500 FEET. SKYDIVE WENT AS PLANNED. BREAKOFF OCCURRED AT OR BELOW 3500 FEET. RICK THOMAS, SAFETY OFFICER FOR SKYDIVE THE EMERALD COAST CLUB ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ REPORTED THAT ROBERT ASPRAY DEPLOYED HIS MAIN PARACHUTE LOWER THAN NORMAL AND EXPERIENCED A MALFUNCTION. RESERVE WAS DEPLOYED AT TOO LOW AN ALTITUDE AND HE IMPACTED THE GROUND AT APPROX. 60 MPH. SUBJECT WAS LIFE FLIGHTED FROM SCENE TO BAPTIST HOSPITAL IN PENSACOLA, FL. AND DIED APPROX. 11/2 HOURS AFTER INCIDENT. B. A SENIOR PARACHUTE RIGGER, KEITH MEATYARD #417801280 EXAMINED THE PARACHUTE RIG AND FOUND NO SIGNS OF DAMAGE TO MAIN OR RESERVE. C. KING AIR PILOT, MIKE MULLENS, ATP #1906087 MEDICAL (CLASS I) HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF FATALITY UNTIL AFTER HE LANDED. KING AIR IS MAINTAINED ON BEECHCRAFT FACTORY PROGRESSIVE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM.
Other reports on N9HW · 6
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.