# Incident 20050501007969I: Dhav DHC6200, Trenton, TX, May 1, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 2005, 14:30 local time
- Place: Trenton, TX
- Airport: Tri-County Aerodrome Airport
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 33.4519° N, 96.3773° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TRI-COUNTY AERODROME (48TX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4519&lon=-96.3773&mi=10
- Aircraft: N228YK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N228YK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-6-200 (registry code 2802620, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC6200
- Fatal injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050501007969I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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 FINALLY RELEASING LEFT RISER AT APPROXIMATELY 300 FT. AGL AND SUSTAINING FATAL INJURIES ON IMPACT WITH GROUND. ATTEMPTS TO REVIVE HIM BY EMT PERSONNEL WERE UNSUCCESSFUL AND HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE BY A MD. RESERVE CANOPY A PERFORMANCE DESIGN PR-126 S/N 031291 WAS PACKED ON 01-18-2005 BY A CERTIFIED RIGGER. EXPERT CYPRES 2, S/N 06416 DOM 3/04 DID NOT ACTIVATE AND LOOP WAS NOT CUT. THE RESERVE RIPCORD AND CUTAWAY HANDLE WERE LOCATED WITHIN 20 FEET FROM THE BODY. WHEN THE CUTAWAY (MAIN CANOPY RELEASE) HANDLE WAS LATER REINSTALLED, THE LEFT SIDE WAS 8 3/4" FROM THE HOUSING END TO THE END OF THE CABLE ON THE LEFT SIDE AND 6" ON THE RIGHT SIDE WITH NO TENSION. UNDER TENSION THE LEFT SIDE WAS 7-5/8 AND THE RIGHT WAS 6". THE RESERVE STATIC LINE (RSL) WAS REMOVED ON 06-13-2004 BY A RIGGER.                                  (-23 AMENDMENT) SKYDIVER ^PRIVACY DATA ^ EXPERIENCED MALFUNCTION OF MAIN PA                              RACHUTE, A PERFORMANCE DESIGNS SPECTRE 135. WITNESSES SAW THE JUMPERS MAIN CHUTE IN AN UNRECOVERABLE TANGLE. JUMPER INITIATED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES, AND DEPLOYED RESERVE PARACHUTE, A PERFORMANCE DESIGNS 126. THE RESERVE CHUTE ENTANGLED WITH THE MAIN. THE JUMPER WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD ON SCENE. DURING A FOLLOW UP INVESTIGATION A LOAD WAS APPLIED TO THE RISERS AND THEY FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. HOWEVER THE LENGTH OF THE RISER RELEASE CABLES WAS INCONSISTENT WITH THE MANUFACTURERS INSTRUCTIONS AND THE RSL (RESERVE STATIC LINE) HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REMOVED CONTRARY TO THE MANUFACTURERS INSTRUCTIONS.

## Other reports on N228YK (3)

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

- [Incident 20220731022469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220731022469I), Jul 31, 2022: Dehavilland DHC-6-200 (N228YK), Whitewright, TX, No damage, 1 fatal. At 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…
- [Incident 20050115003129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050115003129I), Jan 15, 2005: Dhav DHC6200 (N228YK), Trenton, TX, 1 fatal. (-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…
- [Incident 20010415009689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010415009689I), Apr 15, 2001: Dhav DHC6200 (N228YK), Trenton, TX, 1 fatal. (-23)[privacy data omitted] first jump student [privacy data omitted] . Witness states that at approximately 100 ft. jumper pulled toggles down to half brakes…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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