# Incident 20010819032919I: Cessna 182M, Wamego, KS, August 19, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 2001, 12:42 local time
- Place: Wamego, KS
- Airport: Wamego Municipal Airport
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 39.1979° N, 96.2589° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WAMEGO MUNI (69K), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1979&lon=-96.2589&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71560, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71560) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182M (registry code 2072728, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182M
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010819032919I

## Narrative

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

(-23) SKYDIVER: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXPERIENCE: 3 JUMPS (1 TANDEM FREE FALL, 2 STATIC LINE) TRAINING: BASIC COURSE FOR STUDENT - 1 HOUR FOR TANDEM AND 2 DAYS FOR STATIC LINE CLUB: KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY JUMP CLUB PARACHUTE: MANTA CANOPY PACKED BY STAFFER DARIN GENEREUX RESERVE PARACHUTE: GLIDE PATH SHARP CHATER PACKED ON JUNE 23, 2001 BY JASON WHEELAND, FAA CERTIFIED RIGGER, CERTIFICATE NO. 196643529-507 (SEE PARACHUTE RECORD LOG) POSSIBLE CAUSE: BY WITNESS STATEMENT, MR. KIBBE SEEMED TO HAVE TROUBLE CONTROLLING THE CANOPY. AFTER THE CANOPY DEPLOYED, MR. KIBBE TURNED RIGHT AND THEN BEGAN TO SPIRAL HARD TO THE RIGHT. GROUND CREW TRIED TO INSTRUCT MS. KIBBE BY RADIO ON HOW TO GET OUT OF THE SPIRAL. SHE STOPPED FOR A FEW SECONDS, THEN CONTINUED TO SPIRAL HARD TO THE RIGHT AND DISAPPEARED IN A CORN FIELD. THERE SEEMED TO BE NO PROBLEM WITH THE CANOPY WHICH WAS INSPECTED BY JESSE MAGANA, USPA SAFETY/TRAINING ADVISOR; REX WESTMEYER, AN INSTRUCTOR WITH 1,000 PLUS JUMPS; AND ANDREW LEAKE, EXPERIENCED JUMPER WITH THE US ARMY. (WITNESS STATEMENTS AND POLICE REPORT ARE ATTACHED).

## Other reports on N71560 (2)

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

- [Incident 20120921022749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120921022749I), Sep 21, 2012: Cessna 182M (N71560), Abilene, KS, No damage. The skydiver exited the aircraft at 5000 ft. above ground level (AGL) without any problems. After a short free fall, the skydiver opened his main parachute and…
- [Incident 20110306005229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110306005229I), Mar 6, 2011: Cessna 182M (N71560), Wamego, KS, No damage. The victim exited from the aircraft at 6000 feet MSL for a routine skydive. According to the witnesses. It appeared that the victim opened his parachute at a…

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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