19961116039989I

Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna TU206B · Hazleton, PA · November 16, 1996

Date: November 16, 1996 · 13:08 local
Place: Hazleton, PA
Airport: Hazleton Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Aircraft: N3809G
Reported as: Cessna TU206B
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,160 total50 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N3809GRegistration cancelled Nov 14, 1997 · Cessna TU206BS/N U2060809 Airframe modelCessna TU206B

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: after a free fall jump formation, Mr. Nick labassi deployed his chute. Another jumper who was above and behind interfered with Mr. Labassi's chute causing it to deflate and wrap around Mr. Labassi. He then tried to deploy his emergency chute but could not until 300' above the ground, because the sport chute was wrapped and tangled due to this spinning. Mr. Labassi landed in a creek, which softened his impact causing serious injuries to him. Mr. Labassi is a class a licensed U.S.p.a. jumper with 75 jumps logged. He is a member of the northeast pa ripcords, Hazleton, PA. The parachute did not malfunction and is a dejango firefly, ser. No. 23300. The chute was repacked on August 17, 1996 by david singley, rigger l#196468017 seal qhg. Mr. Nick labassi privacy data omitted we consider this matter closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AFTER A FREE FALL JUMP FORMATION, MR. NICK LABASSI DEPLOYED HIS CHUTE. ANOTHER JUMPER WHO WAS ABOVE AND BEHIND INTERFERED WITH MR. LABASSI'S CHUTE CAUSING IT TO DEFLATE AND WRAP AROUND MR. LABASSI. HE THEN TRIED TO DEPLOY HIS EMERGENCY CHUTE BUT COULD NOT UNTIL 300' ABOVE THE GROUND, BECAUSE THE SPORT CHUTE WAS WRAPPED AND TANGLED DUE TO THIS SPINNING. MR. LABASSI LANDED IN A CREEK, WHICH SOFTENED HIS IMPACT CAUSING SERIOUS INJURIES TO HIM. MR. LABASSI IS A CLASS A LICENSED U.S.P.A. JUMPER WITH 75 JUMPS LOGGED. HE IS A MEMBER OF THE NORTHEAST PA RIPCORDS, HAZLETON, PA. THE PARACHUTE DID NOT MALFUNCTION AND IS A DEJANGO FIREFLY, SER. NO. 23300. THE CHUTE WAS REPACKED ON AUGUST 17, 1996 BY DAVID SINGLEY, RIGGER L#196468017 SEAL QHG. MR. NICK LABASSI ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WE CONSIDER THIS MATTER CLOSED.