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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 182A · Port Orchard, WA · October 22, 2006

Date: October 22, 2006 · 14:23 local
Place: Port Orchard, WA
Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Aircraft: N4096D
Reported as: Cessna 182A
Fatal injuries: 0

N4096DRegistered now · Cessna 182AS/N 34796 · Built 1958 Airframe modelCessna 182A Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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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 was executing his intial static line jump. Skydiver exited the aircraft at an altitude of 3000 feet backwards and rolled which put him in a head down attitude. The skydiver soon reached the end of the static line which deployed the main chute, which resulted in one of the parachute guide lines wrapping around his neck. The skydiver soon went unconscious and was unable to respond to instructions from the ground. The skydiver descended in a slow spin until he contacted the ground face first. The guide line was cut from the skydiver's neck and he began breathing on his own. The skydiver was transported to madigan hospital in tacoma, WA and was later released that evening. The skydiver only sustained a lump on the head and some minor scratches.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) SKYDIVER WAS EXECUTING HIS INTIAL STATIC LINE JUMP. SKYDIVER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AT AN ALTITUDE OF 3000 FEET BACKWARDS AND ROLLED WHICH PUT HIM IN A HEAD DOWN ATTITUDE. THE SKYDIVER SOON REACHED THE END OF THE STATIC LINE WHICH DEPLOYED THE MAIN CHUTE, WHICH RESULTED IN ONE OF THE PARACHUTE GUIDE LINES WRAPPING AROUND HIS NECK. THE SKYDIVER SOON WENT UNCONSCIOUS AND WAS UNABLE TO RESPOND TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE GROUND. THE SKYDIVER DESCENDED IN A SLOW SPIN UNTIL HE CONTACTED THE GROUND FACE FIRST. THE GUIDE LINE WAS CUT FROM THE SKYDIVER'S NECK AND HE BEGAN BREATHING ON HIS OWN. THE SKYDIVER WAS TRANSPORTED TO MADIGAN HOSPITAL IN TACOMA, WA AND WAS LATER RELEASED THAT EVENING. THE SKYDIVER ONLY SUSTAINED A LUMP ON THE HEAD AND SOME MINOR SCRATCHES.

Other reports on N4096D · 1

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

Incident 20000804029479IParachute Jumping · Shelton, WA(-23)[privacy data omitted], skydiver, exited N4096D, the parachute deployed and functioned normally. [privacy data omitted] Was doing hook turns and failed to monitor his altitude resulting in a uncontrolled landing. [privacy data omitted] Injuries include a…Aug 4, 2000