19990828025939I

Incident

FAA incident report · Aircraft · Calhan, CO · August 28, 1999

Date: August 28, 1999
Place: Calhan, CO
Airport: Calhan Airport
Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Aircraft: UNKNOWN
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 1

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.

(-23) Per paragraph 278, of order 8020.11A. A. johnny eagle, privacy data omitted b. 2200 plus jumps, and 7 years experience. C. front range skydivers. D. emergency chute - precision aerodynamics, inc., raven 1, sn 01834473, date of manufacture 01-99, packed 03-25-99, re-seat pilot chute 06-06-99. Jumper cut away main chute before deployment and he exceeded the placard weight of the emergency chute by approx. 80 pounds, resulting in 3 a/b lines breaking.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PER PARAGRAPH 278, OF ORDER 8020.11A. A. JOHNNY EAGLE, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ B. 2200 PLUS JUMPS, AND 7 YEARS EXPERIENCE. C. FRONT RANGE SKYDIVERS. D. EMERGENCY CHUTE - PRECISION AERODYNAMICS, INC., RAVEN 1, SN 01834473, DATE OF MANUFACTURE 01-99, PACKED 03-25-99, RE-SEAT PILOT CHUTE 06-06-99. JUMPER CUT AWAY MAIN CHUTE BEFORE DEPLOYMENT AND HE EXCEEDED THE PLACARD WEIGHT OF THE EMERGENCY CHUTE BY APPROX. 80 POUNDS, RESULTING IN 3 A/B LINES BREAKING.