# Incident 20060422005109I: Amtr T18, Longmont, CO, April 22, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 2006, 11:00 local time
- Place: Longmont, CO
- Airport: Vance Brand Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1644° N, 105.1636° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VANCE BRAND (LMO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1644&lon=-105.1636&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11DC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N11DC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Thorp T-18 (registry code 89510TE, https://openairdocs.org/model/thorp-t-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR T18
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,880 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060422005109I

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT, THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF A HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE TOP OF THE RIGHT WING AFTER BEING HIT BY A FREE FALLING "FREE BAG" FROM A PARACHUTE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 20FT AGL WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE SKYDIVER WHO RELEASED THE MAIN CHUTE AFTER ENCOUNTERING PROBLEMS WAS FORCED TO ENGAGE THE RESERVE CHUTE. THE "FREE BAG" WHICH STRUCK THE AIRCRAFT IS PART OF THE RESERVE CHUTE SYSTEM AND DESIGNED TO FALL FREE. BOTH THE PILOT AND SKYDIVER LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT OR INJURIES.

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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