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FAA incident report · Cessna 208B · Mokuleia, HI · July 10, 2011

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Date
July 10, 2011 · 08:45 local
Place
Mokuleia, HI
Airport
Dillingham Airfield
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N248PA
Reported as
Cessna 208B
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
People aboard
0
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
1
N248PARegistered now · Cessna 208BS/N 208B0134 · Built 1988Airframe modelCessna 208BEngine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On July 10, 2011, at approximately 0845 HST, a 40-year-OLD male parachutist was fatally injured in the vicinity of Dillingham Airfield in Mokuleia, HI. Witnesses stated, and video showed, that the parachutist departed a Cessna 208 aircraft from approximately 14,800 feet with approximately 12 other parachutists. Somewhere around 6,000 feet the parachutist collided with another parachutist which rendered him incapacitated. Video showed that no effort to try to activate his parachute was made and he subsequently impacted the ground.1. Name - white, ashley JAY2. Experience - senior parachute rigger with approx. 12500 jumps. Certified aff instructor.3. Club - uspa member for 10 years.4. Main parachute - performance designs model velocity 79, p/n VE0079P01, s/n VE079-000379, date of manufacture 07/1999.reserve parachute - performance designs model PD-113R, p/n PD113R, s/n 113R10490, date of manufacture 4/1996, manufactured under FAA TSO C23D. Javelin harness container model rsk, p/n 101B-15, s/n 28493, date of manufacture 5/2005, manufactured under FAA TSO C23D.condition of equipment - parachutes were packed upon FAA inspeciton. Unpacked parachutes and inspected by two FAA inspectors who are also FAA certificated parachute riggers. Parachutes were in overall good condition with no indications other than normal wear and usage, however the required 180 day inspection for the reserve parachute had not been accomplished according to the reserve parachute packing data card. The last documented inspection was January 3, 2010. No automatic activation device (aad) was installed.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 10, 2011, AT APPROXIMATELY 0845 HST, A 40-YEAR-OLD MALE PARACHUTIST WAS FATALLY INJURED IN THE VICINITY OF DILLINGHAM AIRFIELD IN MOKULEIA, HI. WITNESSES STATED, AND VIDEO SHOWED, THAT THE PARACHUTIST DEPARTED A CESSNA 208 AIRCRAFT FROM APPROXIMATELY 14,800 FEET WITH APPROXIMATELY 12 OTHER PARACHUTISTS. SOMEWHERE AROUND 6,000 FEET THE PARACHUTIST COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER PARACHUTIST WHICH RENDERED HIM INCAPACITATED. VIDEO SHOWED THAT NO EFFORT TO TRY TO ACTIVATE HIS PARACHUTE WAS MADE AND HE SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED THE GROUND.1. NAME - WHITE, ASHLEY JAY2. EXPERIENCE - SENIOR PARACHUTE RIGGER WITH APPROX. 12500 JUMPS. CERTIFIED AFF INSTRUCTOR.3. CLUB - USPA MEMBER FOR 10 YEARS.4. MAIN PARACHUTE - PERFORMANCE DESIGNS MODEL VELOCITY 79, P/N VE0079P01, S/N VE079-000379, DATE OF MANUFACTURE 07/1999.RESERVE PARACHUTE - PERFORMANCE DESIGNS MODEL PD-113R, P/N PD113R, S/N 113R10490, DATE OF MANUFACTURE 4/1996, MANUFACTURED UNDER FAA TSO C23D. JAVELIN HARNESS CONTAINER MODEL RSK, P/N 101B-15, S/N 28493, DATE OF MANUFACTURE 5/2005, MANUFACTURED UNDER FAA TSO C23D.CONDITION OF EQUIPMENT - PARACHUTES WERE PACKED UPON FAA INSPECITON. UNPACKED PARACHUTES AND INSPECTED BY TWO FAA INSPECTORS WHO ARE ALSO FAA CERTIFICATED PARACHUTE RIGGERS. PARACHUTES WERE IN OVERALL GOOD CONDITION WITH NO INDICATIONS OTHER THAN NORMAL WEAR AND USAGE, HOWEVER THE REQUIRED 180 DAY INSPECTION FOR THE RESERVE PARACHUTE HAD NOT BEEN ACCOMPLISHED ACCORDING TO THE RESERVE PARACHUTE PACKING DATA CARD. THE LAST DOCUMENTED INSPECTION WAS JANUARY 3, 2010. NO AUTOMATIC ACTIVATION DEVICE (AAD) WAS INSTALLED.