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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech C45H · Garrettsville, OH · September 26, 2003

Date: September 26, 2003 · 18:45 local
Place: Garrettsville, OH
Airport: Gates Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N35136
Reported as: Beech C45H
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,600 total500 in this make and model200 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) After completing a parachute run and dropping 11 skydivers, the pilot was landing at garresttsville, Ohio (7D8) and midway through the landing roll two parachute jumpers landed on the runway in front of the aircraft. The pilot was able to maneuver around the first jumper but was unable to miss the second jumper striking him with the aircraft's right wing tip causing severe injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AFTER COMPLETING A PARACHUTE RUN AND DROPPING 11 SKYDIVERS, THE PILOT WAS LANDING AT GARRESTTSVILLE, OHIO (7D8) AND MIDWAY THROUGH THE LANDING ROLL TWO PARACHUTE JUMPERS LANDED ON THE RUNWAY IN FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER AROUND THE FIRST JUMPER BUT WAS UNABLE TO MISS THE SECOND JUMPER STRIKING HIM WITH THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WING TIP CAUSING SEVERE INJURIES.