# Incident 20051009025519I: Piper PA18, Siloam Springs, AR, October 9, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 2005, 17:35 local time
- Place: Siloam Springs, AR
- Airport: Siloam Springs Ndb
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 36.1854° N, 94.5300° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Siloam Springs, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1854&lon=-94.5300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6981B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6981B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051009025519I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 11, 2005, AT 1735 CDT, A PARACHUTE SKYDIVER, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WITH 10 PREVIOUS JUMPS, RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES AFTER DEPARTING THE AIRCRAFT AT 8000 FEET WHEN BOTH THE MAIN CANOPY, A MODEL: 190-SABRE2, PART NUMBER SA0190P01 AND RESERVE CANOPY MODEL: TEMPO 170, PART NUMBER P1142-00 FAILED TO OPEN PROPERLY. THE PARACHUTIST MADE A VERY HARD LANDING ON ASPHALT WHILE ROTATING TO THE RIGHT. THE RESERVE PARACHUTE WAS LAST PACKED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^   ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2005. THE CLUB AFFILIATION OF THE PARACHUTIST WAS SKYRANCH AVIATION, 715 FAYETTEVILLE AVENUE, ALMA ARKANSAS 72921.

## Other reports on N6981B (3)

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

- [Accident 20020901025989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020901025989A), Sep 1, 2002: Piper PA18 (N6981B), AK, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot was landing at a remote off airport site with his Piper PA-18. In his attempt to make the landing, he turned final approach and realized his…
- [Accident 19900401008559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900401008559A), Apr 1, 1990: Piper STCPA18 (N6981B), Kodiak, AK, Substantial damage. Wing hit a tree causing a crash while trying to land on a narrow beach.
- [Accident 19800831076279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800831076279A), Aug 31, 1980: Piper PA18 (N6981B), Big Lake, AK, Substantial damage. Struck tree-tops on shore after night water takeoff. Pilot banked at last minute trying to avoid trees.

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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