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FAA incident report · Beech C90 · Williamstown, NJ · March 25, 2011

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Date
March 25, 2011 · 16:25 local
Place
Williamstown, NJ
Airport
Cross Keys
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N660GW
Reported as
Beech C90
People aboard
0
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
N660GWRegistration cancelled Jul 3, 2018 · Beech C90S/N LJ-673 · Built 1974Airframe modelBeech C90Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Jumper #1 name: carter scott shields. Training: united states parachute association (uspa) integrated student program. Experience: 78 jumps, uspa "a" license. Club affiliation: freefall adventures inc. 300 dahlia ave. Williamstown, NJ 08094 parachute: performance designs, inc. model: optimum 235, p/n OP0235P01, serial # 004025, mfg date 01/2011, meets TSO C23D. The packing record of this reserve parachute indicates a pack date of 02/23/2011, packed by master rigger certificate #privacy data omitted, seal # OX8. Jumper #1 exited the jump aircraft at approximately 13000 feet, with jumper #2. The two jumpers were freefalling together, holding on to each others sleeves; at approximately 7000 feet jumper # 1 and jumper # 2 seperated. Jumper # 2 deployed his main parachute at approximately 4000 feet, and lost sight of jumper # 1. The main parachute worn by jumper # 1 was not deployed. The reserve parachute worn by jumper # 1 was equipped with an automatic activation device, which appeared to have worked normally. The reserve parachute worn by jumper # 1 did not appear to completely open before jumper # 1 impacted the ground. Jumper # 1 received fatal injuries. The equipment worn by jumper # 1 was inspected by the FAA and a third party who indicated that the automatic activation device had worked normally and the reserve parachute pilot chute, canopy and lines were completely withdrawn from the container. The main parachute pilot chute, canopy and lines were still in the container. The hand deployed pilot chute for the main parachute was easily pulled out from the pocket.

As the FAA filed it

JUMPER #1 NAME: CARTER SCOTT SHIELDS. TRAINING: UNITED STATES PARACHUTE ASSOCIATION (USPA) INTEGRATED STUDENT PROGRAM. EXPERIENCE: 78 JUMPS, USPA "A" LICENSE. CLUB AFFILIATION: FREEFALL ADVENTURES INC. 300 DAHLIA AVE. WILLIAMSTOWN, NJ 08094 PARACHUTE: PERFORMANCE DESIGNS, INC. MODEL: OPTIMUM 235, P/N OP0235P01, SERIAL # 004025, MFG DATE 01/2011, MEETS TSO C23D. THE PACKING RECORD OF THIS RESERVE PARACHUTE INDICATES A PACK DATE OF 02/23/2011, PACKED BY MASTER RIGGER CERTIFICATE #^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, SEAL # OX8. JUMPER #1 EXITED THE JUMP AIRCRAFT AT APPROXIMATELY 13000 FEET, WITH JUMPER #2. THE TWO JUMPERS WERE FREEFALLING TOGETHER, HOLDING ON TO EACH OTHERS SLEEVES; AT APPROXIMATELY 7000 FEET JUMPER # 1 AND JUMPER # 2 SEPERATED. JUMPER # 2 DEPLOYED HIS MAIN PARACHUTE AT APPROXIMATELY 4000 FEET, AND LOST SIGHT OF JUMPER # 1. THE MAIN PARACHUTE WORN BY JUMPER # 1 WAS NOT DEPLOYED. THE RESERVE PARACHUTE WORN BY JUMPER # 1 WAS EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC ACTIVATION DEVICE, WHICH APPEARED TO HAVE WORKED NORMALLY. THE RESERVE PARACHUTE WORN BY JUMPER # 1 DID NOT APPEAR TO COMPLETELY OPEN BEFORE JUMPER # 1 IMPACTED THE GROUND. JUMPER # 1 RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THE EQUIPMENT WORN BY JUMPER # 1 WAS INSPECTED BY THE FAA AND A THIRD PARTY WHO INDICATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC ACTIVATION DEVICE HAD WORKED NORMALLY AND THE RESERVE PARACHUTE PILOT CHUTE, CANOPY AND LINES WERE COMPLETELY WITHDRAWN FROM THE CONTAINER. THE MAIN PARACHUTE PILOT CHUTE, CANOPY AND LINES WERE STILL IN THE CONTAINER. THE HAND DEPLOYED PILOT CHUTE FOR THE MAIN PARACHUTE WAS EASILY PULLED OUT FROM THE POCKET.