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Incident

FAA incident report · Dhav DHC-6-200 · Trenton, TX · January 15, 2005

Date: January 15, 2005 · 12:30 local
Place: Trenton, TX
Airport: Tri-County Aerodrome Airport
Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Aircraft: N228YK
Reported as: Dhav DHC6200
Fatal injuries: 1

N228YKRegistered now · Dehavilland DHC-6-200S/N 228 · Built 1969 Airframe modelDehavilland DHC-6-200 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60ATurbo-prop

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What happened

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

(-23) Skydiver privacy data omitted on 99th jump experienced malfunction on main canopy pd spectre 210. #6 cell non load bearing rib separated from nose to rear cross-port near c-line resulting in severe line twist from 3000 ft AGL until 1500 ft AGL. Witnesses saw jumper kicking out of twist, then turning 180 degrees toward drop zone. Jumper failed to initiate emergency action of releasing main chute and activating reserve. Jumper was observed to enter spiral at appx. 300 ft AGL and went out of slight behin trees 1/2 mile n of dz. Was pronounced dead at scene by MD. Forensic exam revealed separated aorta from impact. LH brake of velcroless loop was stowed at top only. RH steering loop was found in around right hand. Slider was observed to be in stowed position with grommets below keepers on RH riser and between loop stows on LH riser and above unstowed bottom velcroless steering loop. Jumper was wearing gloves.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) SKYDIVER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ON 99TH JUMP EXPERIENCED MALFUNCTION ON MAIN CANOPY PD SPECTRE 210. #6 CELL NON LOAD BEARING RIB SEPARATED FROM NOSE TO REAR CROSS-PORT NEAR C-LINE RESULTING IN SEVERE LINE TWIST FROM 3000 FT AGL UNTIL 1500 FT AGL. WITNESSES SAW JUMPER KICKING OUT OF TWIST, THEN TURNING 180 DEGREES TOWARD DROP ZONE. JUMPER FAILED TO INITIATE EMERGENCY ACTION OF RELEASING MAIN CHUTE AND ACTIVATING RESERVE. JUMPER WAS OBSERVED TO ENTER SPIRAL AT APPX. 300 FT AGL AND WENT OUT OF SLIGHT BEHIN TREES 1/2 MILE N OF DZ. WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT SCENE BY MD. FORENSIC EXAM REVEALED SEPARATED AORTA FROM IMPACT. LH BRAKE OF VELCROLESS LOOP WAS STOWED AT TOP ONLY. RH STEERING LOOP WAS FOUND IN AROUND RIGHT HAND. SLIDER WAS OBSERVED TO BE IN STOWED POSITION WITH GROMMETS BELOW KEEPERS ON RH RISER AND BETWEEN LOOP STOWS ON LH RISER AND ABOVE UNSTOWED BOTTOM VELCROLESS STEERING LOOP. JUMPER WAS WEARING GLOVES.

Other reports on N228YK · 3

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20220731022469IWhitewright, TXAt about 13:30 parachutist [privacy data omitted]uspa member [privacy data omitted], A-101737 made a 3/4 braked l/h turn at about 100'. He impacted the ground at a high rate of speed. He did not survive. This is a parachute operation in which the parachutist…Jul 31, 2022 · No damage · 1 fatal Incident 20050501007969IParachute Jumping · Trenton, TX(-23) Skydiver [privacy data omitted] attempted to release his main parachute after experiencing a malfunction. The left main riser failed to release before the reserve canopy began to deploy resulting in a main/reserve entanglement. Witness observed jumper…May 1, 2005 · 1 fatal Incident 20010415009689IParachute Jumping · Trenton, TX(-23)[privacy data omitted] first jump student [privacy data omitted] . Witness states that at approximately 100 ft. jumper pulled toggles down to half brakes thus increasing his travel to the rear then pulled r toggle and struck beam on building 10 ft. above…Apr 15, 2001 · 1 fatal