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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 182 · Granbury, TX · January 16, 1999

Date: January 16, 1999 · 14:45 local
Place: Granbury, TX
Airport: Granbury Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N5324B
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 100 total100 in this make and model

N5324BRegistration cancelled Oct 1, 2022 · Cessna 182S/N 33324 · Built 1956 Airframe modelCessna 182 Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Skydiver: stephen john martin, dob 11/12/58, approxiamtely 270 jumps. Mr. Martin was trained at skydive taxas on February 27, 1993. He was skydiving with eagles nest skydiving inc., on January 16, 1999, when he experienced a fatal skydive. Mr. Martin was a current uspa level d.skydiver with a pro rating. He owned and packed his own icarus omega, 176 square foot, parachute maufactured by precision aerodynamics. The parachute was manufactured in September 1998 with serial munber 90834484, and was rated for 246 lbs and a maximum opening speed of 150 knots. Upon opening the parachute, the left brake released while the right remained stowed in a normal partial brake postion causing a spiral. Mr. Martin did not take normal corrective action to correct the abnormal situation and spiraled to his death.

As the FAA filed it

SKYDIVER: STEPHEN JOHN MARTIN, DOB 11/12/58, APPROXIAMTELY 270 JUMPS. MR. MARTIN WAS TRAINED AT SKYDIVE TAXAS ON FEBRUARY 27, 1993. HE WAS SKYDIVING WITH EAGLES NEST SKYDIVING INC., ON JANUARY 16, 1999, WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A FATAL SKYDIVE. MR. MARTIN WAS A CURRENT USPA LEVEL D.SKYDIVER WITH A PRO RATING. HE OWNED AND PACKED HIS OWN ICARUS OMEGA, 176 SQUARE FOOT, PARACHUTE MAUFACTURED BY PRECISION AERODYNAMICS. THE PARACHUTE WAS MANUFACTURED IN SEPTEMBER 1998 WITH SERIAL MUNBER 90834484, AND WAS RATED FOR 246 LBS AND A MAXIMUM OPENING SPEED OF 150 KNOTS. UPON OPENING THE PARACHUTE, THE LEFT BRAKE RELEASED WHILE THE RIGHT REMAINED STOWED IN A NORMAL PARTIAL BRAKE POSTION CAUSING A SPIRAL. MR. MARTIN DID NOT TAKE NORMAL CORRECTIVE ACTION TO CORRECT THE ABNORMAL SITUATION AND SPIRALED TO HIS DEATH.

Other reports on N5324B · 2

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

Incident 20210627010999ITakeoff: Climb Out · Berlin, MDOn 06/27/2021 at approximately 1330, at the Ocean City Municipal Airport, Berlin, MD the pilot of N5324B experienced an engine failure during a climb out for a parachute drop. The failure occurred at approximately 5,500 feet within a mile of the departure…Jun 27, 2021 · Minor damage Incident 19990207011859IParachute Jumping · Granbury, TXMr. Shane berthelot, an individual wihtout any pilot experience, was skidiving near the Granbury airport, Granbury, Texas, when he lost consious while passing through approximately 2,500 feet MSL. He continued to drift down and landed near the landing area.…Feb 7, 1999