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Incident

FAA incident report · CASA C212CD · Batavia, NY · July 2, 2001

Date
July 2, 2001 · 11:55 local
Place
Batavia, NY
Airport
Genesee County Airport
Phase of flight
Parachute Jumping
Operating rules
Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Aircraft
N7241E
Reported as
CASA C212CD
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

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

(-23) At 11:30 am the aircraft departed with 26 skydivers and 2 crew to 13,300 ft. over the airport. Exit occurred at the desired altitude at 11:35 am. Tandem skydivers, scott anderson (master) and marya bissette (passenger) departed with the others. After a free fall of undetermined altitude, the drogue chute and main chute failed to deploy. At 4,000 ft. AGL Mr. Anderson deployed the reserve. Upon deployment, the reserve chute ripped almost in two and broke 6 lines. The skydivers spiraled to a plowed field and sustained injuries upon impact. Injuries included broken legs and spinal injury. Manufacturer of container that includes both main and reserve is strong enterprises, privacy data omitted . Serial number is 501418. Model of reserve is hawk, serial number is 896. Date of munufacture is 2/94. Reserve was packed 04/04/01 by Mr. Alis altendorfer, 65345753. This matter is closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AT 11:30 AM THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED WITH 26 SKYDIVERS AND 2 CREW TO 13,300 FT. OVER THE AIRPORT. EXIT OCCURRED AT THE DESIRED ALTITUDE AT 11:35 AM. TANDEM SKYDIVERS, SCOTT ANDERSON (MASTER) AND MARYA BISSETTE (PASSENGER) DEPARTED WITH THE OTHERS. AFTER A FREE FALL OF UNDETERMINED ALTITUDE, THE DROGUE CHUTE AND MAIN CHUTE FAILED TO DEPLOY. AT 4,000 FT. AGL MR. ANDERSON DEPLOYED THE RESERVE. UPON DEPLOYMENT, THE RESERVE CHUTE RIPPED ALMOST IN TWO AND BROKE 6 LINES. THE SKYDIVERS SPIRALED TO A PLOWED FIELD AND SUSTAINED INJURIES UPON IMPACT. INJURIES INCLUDED BROKEN LEGS AND SPINAL INJURY. MANUFACTURER OF CONTAINER THAT INCLUDES BOTH MAIN AND RESERVE IS STRONG ENTERPRISES, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ . SERIAL NUMBER IS 501418. MODEL OF RESERVE IS HAWK, SERIAL NUMBER IS 896. DATE OF MUNUFACTURE IS 2/94. RESERVE WAS PACKED 04/04/01 BY MR. ALIS ALTENDORFER, 65345753. THIS MATTER IS CLOSED.