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FAA incident report · Dhav DHC-6-200 · Lake Wales, FL · November 22, 2002

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Date
November 22, 2002 · 16:30 local
Place
Lake Wales, FL
Airport
Lake Wales Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Parachute Jumping
Operating rules
Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Aircraft
N226CS
Reported as
Dhav DHC6200
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
1,200 total130 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days
N226CSRegistration cancelled Jun 12, 2020 · Dehavilland DHC-6-200S/N 198 · Built 1968Airframe modelDehavilland DHC-6-200Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) Attachment ot incident number S-234 that occurred on November 22, 2002, at Lake Wales, Florida involving a sky dive from aircraft N226CS, a DHC-6 twin otter. Mark karl gabriel piloted the aircraft. Witnesses on the ground, after hearing a loud noise observed the skydivers tangled in their main parachutes as they spiraled to the ground. Other witnesses stated that they saw one diver using a multi-color canopy (jumper #1) make a sweeping turn and collide with the jumper that was in a stable approach to land. The colision occurred about 100 feet above the ground causing both divers to fall towards the earth. They were both pronounced deceased at the scene. On November 25, 2002, inspections were performed to the main canopies and containers. The inspection revealed no mal-functions. Also, the inspection cards revealed no recorded discrepancies. On December 6, 2002, a telephone conversation with privacy data omitted, a witness, stated that she heard conversations in the hanger indicating that michael bailey (jumper #2) was struck by paul a. desira (jumper #1). Jumper #1 name: paul a. desira privacy data omitted pre vious parachuting experience: 600 jumps equipment: reserve canopy - temco 120 main canopy - airtime jedi 105 serial number 709 container - javelin NJ serial number 17665 jumper #2 name: michael bailey privacy data omitted previous parachuting experience: 2,700 jumps equipment: reserve canopy - pd 143 serial number 016049 main canopy - stiletto 150 container - javelin oj serial number 14457 witnesses: refer to police report no. 021100843.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ATTACHMENT OT INCIDENT NUMBER S-234 THAT OCCURRED ON NOVEMBER 22, 2002, AT LAKE WALES, FLORIDA INVOLVING A SKY DIVE FROM AIRCRAFT N226CS, A DHC-6 TWIN OTTER. MARK KARL GABRIEL PILOTED THE AIRCRAFT. WITNESSES ON THE GROUND, AFTER HEARING A LOUD NOISE OBSERVED THE SKYDIVERS TANGLED IN THEIR MAIN PARACHUTES AS THEY SPIRALED TO THE GROUND. OTHER WITNESSES STATED THAT THEY SAW ONE DIVER USING A MULTI-COLOR CANOPY (JUMPER #1) MAKE A SWEEPING TURN AND COLLIDE WITH THE JUMPER THAT WAS IN A STABLE APPROACH TO LAND. THE COLISION OCCURRED ABOUT 100 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND CAUSING BOTH DIVERS TO FALL TOWARDS THE EARTH. THEY WERE BOTH PRONOUNCED DECEASED AT THE SCENE. ON NOVEMBER 25, 2002, INSPECTIONS WERE PERFORMED TO THE MAIN CANOPIES AND CONTAINERS. THE INSPECTION REVEALED NO MAL-FUNCTIONS. ALSO, THE INSPECTION CARDS REVEALED NO RECORDED DISCREPANCIES. ON DECEMBER 6, 2002, A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^, A WITNESS, STATED THAT SHE HEARD CONVERSATIONS IN THE HANGER INDICATING THAT MICHAEL BAILEY (JUMPER #2) WAS STRUCK BY PAUL A. DESIRA (JUMPER #1). JUMPER #1 NAME: PAUL A. DESIRA ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PRE VIOUS PARACHUTING EXPERIENCE: 600 JUMPS EQUIPMENT: RESERVE CANOPY - TEMCO 120 MAIN CANOPY - AIRTIME JEDI 105 SERIAL NUMBER 709 CONTAINER - JAVELIN NJ SERIAL NUMBER 17665 JUMPER #2 NAME: MICHAEL BAILEY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PREVIOUS PARACHUTING EXPERIENCE: 2,700 JUMPS EQUIPMENT: RESERVE CANOPY - PD 143 SERIAL NUMBER 016049 MAIN CANOPY - STILETTO 150 CONTAINER - JAVELIN OJ SERIAL NUMBER 14457 WITNESSES: REFER TO POLICE REPORT NO. 021100843.