# Incident 19970105002139I: Beech 6590, Bushnell, FL, January 5, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 1997, 16:10 local time
- Place: Bushnell, FL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 28.6895° N, 82.1140° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bushnell, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6895&lon=-82.1140&mi=10
- Aircraft: N195DP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N195DP-2018-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-90 (registry code 1152904, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6A series (registry code 61508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 6590
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,330 total, 330 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970105002139I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: SKYDIVER KELLY S. LINDALE WAS PART OF A FORMATION GROUP. UPON SEPARATION, AT APPROXIMATELY 4,000 FEET, MS. LINDALE'S PARACHUTE MALFUNCTIONED. MS. LINDALE WAS OBSERVED TO BE FUMBLING WITH THE PILOT CHUTE. THIS ACTION DISLODGED THE BRIDLE AND, IN DOING SO, CAUSED THE MAIN CHUTE TO DEPLOY OUT OF SEQUENCE. THIS IMPROPER DEPLOYMENT SEQUENCING RESULTED IN A HORSESHOE TYPE OF DEPLOYMENT. THE HORSESHOE DEPLOYMENT ENTANGLED THE CANOPY WITH THE MAIN CHUTE RISERS. THE PARACHUTIST FAILED TO CUT AWAY THE MAIN AND DEPLOY THE RESERVE. INSPECTION OF THE FAA APPROVED RESERVE SHOWED NO DEFICIENCIES AND IT OPERATED AS ADVERTISED. MS. LINDALE WAS A FIRST YEAR MEMBER TO THE UNITED STATES PARACHUTE ASSOCIATION. SHE HELD A BASIC LICENSE, NUMBER A-25894. HER EXPERIENCE LEVEL WAS APPROXIMATELY 50 JUMPS. EQUIPMENT FOLLOWS: RESERVE 26' LOPO "LITE" CANOPY HARNESS WONDER HOG PN 1014 SER # 5194 SER # 1003 MFG. 07/24/81 PACKED 12/24/96

## Other reports on N195DP (6)

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

- [Incident 20060331004489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060331004489I), Mar 31, 2006: Beech 6590 (N195DP), Cullman, AL, Minor damage. (-23) On landing rollout at approximately 80 KTS, the commercial (asel) rated non flying pilot asked PIC (flying pilot) if he wanted "flaps up" PIC said yes.…
- [Incident 20021129034629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021129034629I), Nov 29, 2002: Beech 6590 (N195DP), Cullman, AL, Minor damage. (-23) At approx. 1600CST on 11/29/02 the aircraft departed runway 20 for a skydiving mission. 9 skydivers and 1 passenger were on board. The skydivers departed…
- [Incident 19950716030989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950716030989I), Jul 16, 1995: Beech 6590 (N195DP), West Memphis, AR. Lost power short of awm. Landed in farm field. 3 miles short. Left wing tank drain valve missing lost fuel.
- [Incident 19890726025239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890726025239I), Jul 26, 1989: Beech 6590 (N195DP), Springdale, AR, Minor damage. Failed to check gear down. Landed gear up. Amber light on after sliding to a stop. Gear horn inoperative.
- [Incident 19861104065449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861104065449I), Nov 4, 1986: Beech 6590 (N195DP), El Dorado, AR, Minor damage. While on circling approach, pilots attention was diverted, autopilot disengaged and wingtip struck trees.
- [Incident 19791019053419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791019053419I), Oct 19, 1979: Beech B90 (N195DP), Pine Bluff, AR, Minor damage. Flaps overstressed during emergency descent due to smoke in cabin. Source of smoke not determined.

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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