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FAA incident report · Pilats PC6B1AH2 · Cedartown, GA · January 10, 2003

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Date
January 10, 2003 · 17:00 local
Place
Cedartown, GA
Airport
Cornelius-Moore Field
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3608R
Reported as
Pilats PC6B1AH2
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,342 total91 in this make and model131 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) Incident occurred on 1-10-2003 at approximately 1700 local time, in Cedartown, GA. {flight originated and ended at Cornelius Moore airport (4A4)} a PC-6 (Pilatus porter) aircraft, N3608R leased by the atlanta skydiving center, carrying 4 skydivers and one pilot, was involved in an incident. Details are as follows. Pilot shawn kegley was flying acft N3608R at apprx. 14,000 ft at an airspeed of 55 knots when all four skydivers exited the plane through the door on the right side of the aircraft. The pilot states his slow airspeed created an aerodynamic stall, causing the aircraft to drop to the right, striking one of the skydivers (nathan gilbert) along the right fuselage. This occurred apprx 3 seconds following the jump. Control of the aircraft was quickly regained and both the aircraft and all skydivers landed safely minutes later. Witness statements, show Mr. Gilbert's onl injuries were a bruised and scraped forearm. The aircraft, sustained minor damage, which included dents to three skins on the right fuselage. Skins and support stringers r&r.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 1-10-2003 AT APPROXIMATELY 1700 LOCAL TIME, IN CEDARTOWN, GA. {FLIGHT ORIGINATED AND ENDED AT CORNELIUS MOORE AIRPORT (4A4)} A PC-6 (PILATUS PORTER) AIRCRAFT, N3608R LEASED BY THE ATLANTA SKYDIVING CENTER, CARRYING 4 SKYDIVERS AND ONE PILOT, WAS INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT. DETAILS ARE AS FOLLOWS. PILOT SHAWN KEGLEY WAS FLYING ACFT N3608R AT APPRX. 14,000 FT AT AN AIRSPEED OF 55 KNOTS WHEN ALL FOUR SKYDIVERS EXITED THE PLANE THROUGH THE DOOR ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT STATES HIS SLOW AIRSPEED CREATED AN AERODYNAMIC STALL, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO DROP TO THE RIGHT, STRIKING ONE OF THE SKYDIVERS (NATHAN GILBERT) ALONG THE RIGHT FUSELAGE. THIS OCCURRED APPRX 3 SECONDS FOLLOWING THE JUMP. CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS QUICKLY REGAINED AND BOTH THE AIRCRAFT AND ALL SKYDIVERS LANDED SAFELY MINUTES LATER. WITNESS STATEMENTS, SHOW MR. GILBERT'S ONL INJURIES WERE A BRUISED AND SCRAPED FOREARM. THE AIRCRAFT, SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE, WHICH INCLUDED DENTS TO THREE SKINS ON THE RIGHT FUSELAGE. SKINS AND SUPPORT STRINGERS R&R.