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FAA incident report · Cessna 208B · Napoleon, MI · July 6, 2004

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Date
July 6, 2004 · 13:06 local
Place
Napoleon, MI
Airport
Napoleon Airport
Phase of flight
Parachute Jumping
Operating rules
Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Aircraft
N81U
Reported as
Cessna 208B
Fatal injuries
1

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What happened

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(-23) According to witness statements on the ground as well as in the air. privacy data omitted Was making his 6th jump of the day. privacy data omitted Entered into a radical left turn as he was turning to base final. At approximately 200 feet the right two cells of his canopy collapsed causing line twist and resulting in an uncontrollable right spiraling turn. The canopy reinflated at about 75 feet, but didn't allow for enough time to stop the spin. Another witness stated that it appeared that privacy data omitted overshot his turn and abruptly corrected in the opposite direction, which could have caused the cells in the canopy to collapse. A post-jump inspection of the equipment revealed no damage or abnormalities. According to witness statement privacy data omitted was a member of the us parachute association (D16617). His jump license 82960 was valid through 5/31/05. privacy data omitted Was jumping with the new Napoleon sky diving center and had amassed more than 1100 jumps. privacy data omitted Reserve parachute was packed on 4/17/04 b a privacy data omitted a certificated parachute rigger #374983648. Parachute incident

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ACCORDING TO WITNESS STATEMENTS ON THE GROUND AS WELL AS IN THE AIR. ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^ WAS MAKING HIS 6TH JUMP OF THE DAY. ^PRIVACY DA^ ENTERED INTO A RADICAL LEFT TURN AS HE WAS TURNING TO BASE FINAL. AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET THE RIGHT TWO CELLS OF HIS CANOPY COLLAPSED CAUSING LINE TWIST AND RESULTING IN AN UNCONTROLLABLE RIGHT SPIRALING TURN. THE CANOPY REINFLATED AT ABOUT 75 FEET, BUT DIDN'T ALLOW FOR ENOUGH TIME TO STOP THE SPIN. ANOTHER WITNESS STATED THAT IT APPEARED THAT ^PRIVACY DA^ OVERSHOT HIS TURN AND ABRUPTLY CORRECTED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED THE CELLS IN THE CANOPY TO COLLAPSE. A POST-JUMP INSPECTION OF THE EQUIPMENT REVEALED NO DAMAGE OR ABNORMALITIES. ACCORDING TO WITNESS STATEMENT ^PRIVACY DA^ WAS A MEMBER OF THE US PARACHUTE ASSOCIATION (D16617). HIS JUMP LICENSE 82960 WAS VALID THROUGH 5/31/05. ^PRIVACY DA^ WAS JUMPING WITH THE NEW NAPOLEON SKY DIVING CENTER AND HAD AMASSED MORE THAN 1100 JUMPS. ^PRIVACY DA^ RESERVE PARACHUTE WAS PACKED ON 4/17/04 B A ^PRIVACY DATA OMITT^ A CERTIFICATED PARACHUTE RIGGER #374983648. PARACHUTE INCIDENT