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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 182B · Rome, GA · October 3, 1999

Date: October 3, 1999 · 14:20 local
Place: Rome, GA
Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Aircraft: N2479G
Reported as: Cessna 182B

N2479GRegistration cancelled Sep 10, 2012 · Cessna 182BS/N 51779 · Built 1959 Airframe modelCessna 182B Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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) James benedict fell to his death during a skydiving incident. He jumped from the aircraft at approximately 3,500 feet. An inspection of the parachuting equipment revealed that the reserve was partially deployed. Neither the main canopy activation device nor the reserve canopy activation device had been activated during descent. The inspection also indicated thatthe harness/container system may have been returned to service by the master parachute rigger without evidence of a TSO, privacy data omitted the national transportation safety board was notified. The NTSB investigator stated that they do not get involved with parachuting incidents.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) JAMES BENEDICT FELL TO HIS DEATH DURING A SKYDIVING INCIDENT. HE JUMPED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AT APPROXIMATELY 3,500 FEET. AN INSPECTION OF THE PARACHUTING EQUIPMENT REVEALED THAT THE RESERVE WAS PARTIALLY DEPLOYED. NEITHER THE MAIN CANOPY ACTIVATION DEVICE NOR THE RESERVE CANOPY ACTIVATION DEVICE HAD BEEN ACTIVATED DURING DESCENT. THE INSPECTION ALSO INDICATED THATTHE HARNESS/CONTAINER SYSTEM MAY HAVE BEEN RETURNED TO SERVICE BY THE MASTER PARACHUTE RIGGER WITHOUT EVIDENCE OF A TSO, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD WAS NOTIFIED. THE NTSB INVESTIGATOR STATED THAT THEY DO NOT GET INVOLVED WITH PARACHUTING INCIDENTS.