# Incident 20020510019319I: Beech B90, Suffolk, VA, May 10, 2002 - Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: May 10, 2002, 16:00 local time - Place: Suffolk, VA - Damage: Minor damage - Phase of flight: Normal Cruise - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 36.7282° N, 76.5836° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Suffolk, VA, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7282&lon=-76.5836&mi=10 - Aircraft: N9838Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9838Z) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Beech B90 (registry code 1152912, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b90) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH B90 - Fatal injuries: 1 - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020510019319I ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) BRADLEY FOSTER WAS PRACTICING A CANOPY RELATIVE WORK (CRW) PARACHUTE JUMP FROM A BE-90-B90, KING AIR, N9838Z, OPERATED BY SKYDIVE SUFFOLK, INC., AT SUFFOLK MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (SF1). THE PARACHUTISTS DID NOT UTILIZE ANY KIND OF AUTOMATIC DEVICE FOR DEPLOYING THE PARACHUTE ON CRW JUMPS. THIS WAS HIS FIFTH JUMP OF THE DAY AND FOSTER WAS THE SECOND PERSON TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT. UPON EXITING THE AIRCRAFT, HE DID A STAND-UP JUMP AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO CAUSE AN INDENTATION IN THE LEADING EDGE. FOSTER LANDED IN A YARD CLOSE TO THE APPROXIMATION OF THE SUFFOLK AIRPORT. FOSTER HAD CONDUCTED OVER 5,000 PARACHUTE JUMPS, WAS A FORMER NAVY SEAL, AND HAD BEEN A SKYDIVER FOR 16 YEARS. PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT FOSTER HAD CONDUCTED OVER 40 JUMPS IN THE PAST 30 DAYS. FOSTER WAS AFFILIATED WITH SKYDIVE SUFFOLK, INC. THIS JUMP RESULTED IN A FATAL INJURY TO FOSTER. ## Other reports on N9838Z (4) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20230702021179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230702021179I), Jul 2, 2023: Beech B90 (N9838Z), Waldron, MO, Minor damage. Aircraft landed after dropping jumpers and was taxing back to ramp area when left landing gear collapsed due attachment hardware failure specifically the LH… - [Incident 20160710010929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160710010929I), Jul 10, 2016: Beech B90 (N9838Z), Waldron, MO, Minor damage. Pilot failed to lower the landing gear on landing. Pilot failed to use the landing checklist. Landing gear handle was found in the up position upon inspection… - [Incident 20040807022849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040807022849I), Aug 7, 2004: Beech B90 (N9838Z), Suffolk, VA, 1 fatal. (-23) The victim was engaged in his third jump of the day. As reported by multiple witnesses, the jump started out uneventfully, and he was seen flying his… - [Incident 20031102036229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031102036229I), Nov 2, 2003: Beech B90 (N9838Z), Suffolk, VA. (-23) 11/02/03: At 15:05 local, the richmond FSDO received notification from the com center of an incident involving a parachutist who sustained unknown… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.