# Incident 20070528010019I: Dhav DHC6300, Chula Vista, CA, May 28, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 2007, 15:54 local time
- Place: Chula Vista, CA
- Airport: John Nichol'S Field
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 32.6334° N, 116.8903° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JOHN NICHOL'S FLD (0CL3), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6334&lon=-116.8903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3PY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3PY-2022-11-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (registry code 2802606, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-twin-otter) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC6300
- Fatal injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070528010019I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THIS INCIDENT INVOLVES A SKYDIVER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CONDUCTING PARACHUTE JUMPING ACTIVITY UNDER 14 CFR PART 105. WITNESS STATEMENTS INDICATE THAT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AT APPROXIMATELY 12,500 MSL. ONE WITNESS STATEMENT INDICATED THAT THE MAIN PARACHUTE WAS DEPLOYED AT A LOWER THAN NORMAL ALTITUDE. SEVERAL STATEMENTS INDICATE THAT UPON MAIN PARACHUTE DEPLOYMENT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXPERIENCED A "LINE TWIST" WHERE SEVERAL PARACHUTE SHROUD LINES WERE TANGLED. ONE STATEMENT INDICATED THAT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS OBSERVED KICKING HIS LEGS, PERHAPS IN AN ATTEMPT TO MANEUVER THE PARACHUTE AND CORRECT THE LINE TWIST. ANOTHER WITNESS STATED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HANDS DROPPED TO HIS SIDES, SUGGESTING THAT HE MAY HAVE PULLED BOTH TOGGLES DOWN. ACCORDING TO A USPA SAFETY OFFICIAL, THIS ACTION CAN RESULT IN "CROSS CONTROLLING/CONTROL REVERSAL" CAUSED BY THE TWISTED LINES. SUBSEQUENTLY, SEVERAL WITNESSES INDICATE THAT THE CHUTE BEGAN SPINNING UNCONTROLLABLY, CAUSING HIS RATE OF DESCENT TO INCREASE. WITNESSES STATEMENTS INDICATE THAT HE IMPACTED THE GROUND NEAR A WOODED AREA JUST WEST OF THE LANDING ZONE AT NICHOLS FIELD. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE NTSB DID NOT INVESTIGATE.

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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