# Incident 20110306005229I: Cessna 182M, Wamego, KS, March 6, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 2011, 14:30 local time
- Place: Wamego, KS
- Airport: Wamego Municipal
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 39.1979° N, 96.2589° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WAMEGO MUNI (69K), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1979&lon=-96.2589&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71560, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71560) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182M (registry code 2072728, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182M
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110306005229I

## Narrative

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

THE VICTIM EXITED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AT 6000 FEET MSL FOR A ROUTINE SKYDIVE.  ACCORDING TO THE WITNESSES. IT APPEARED THAT THE VICTIM OPENED HIS PARACHUTE AT A LOW ALTITUDE.  THE VICTIM ATTEMPTED TO CLEAR TREES AND HIS PARACHUTE SNAGGED IN THE TREES CAUSING THE CANOPY TO DEFLATE AND THE VICTIM TO STRIKE THE GROUND ON HIS RIGHT SIDE.  THE VICTIM WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL AND LATER EXPIRED.

## Other reports on N71560 (2)

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

- [Incident 20120921022749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120921022749I), Sep 21, 2012: Cessna 182M (N71560), Abilene, KS, No damage. The skydiver exited the aircraft at 5000 ft. above ground level (AGL) without any problems. After a short free fall, the skydiver opened his main parachute and…
- [Incident 20010819032919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010819032919I), Aug 19, 2001: Cessna 182M (N71560), Wamego, KS. (-23) Skydiver: [privacy data omitted] experience: 3 jumps (1 tandem free fall, 2 static line) training: basic course for student - 1 hour for tandem and 2…

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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