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FAA incident report · Cessna 182 · Rose Hill, KS · September 13, 2011

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Date
September 13, 2011 · 11:07 local
Place
Rose Hill, KS
Airport
Cook Airfield
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N5423B
Reported as
Cessna 182
Reported engine
Continental O-470 series
People aboard
0
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
N5423BRegistered now · Cessna 182S/N 33423 · Built 1956Airframe modelCessna 182Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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The victim exited the aircraft at 10, 000 ft above ground level (AGL), along with another skydiver. Both skydivers were in free fall until approximately 4,000 feet AGL, where they tracked apart for separation. The victim deployed his main parachute and immediately after deployment started to spin. The victim's suspension lines were twisted approximately 3 or 4 turns. The victim attempted to untwist the lines but was unsuccessful. The victim did not appear to jettison the main parachute prior to deploying the reserve parachute. Examination of the main canopy release system appeared to operate properly, when the parachute was examined after the accident, and the canopy release was still stowed on the right harness, as it normally would be. The victim deployed his reserve parachute at approximately 800 feet AGL. Due to the main parachute being deployed, the reserve parachute pulled free of the pack, the pilot chute deployed and pulled the free bag out of the pack, but did not un-stow all of the lines or fully deploy the reserve parachute. The victim struck the ground, causing fatal injuries. The aircraft itself was not related to the incident.

As the FAA filed it

THE VICTIM EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AT 10, 000 FT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL), ALONG WITH ANOTHER SKYDIVER. BOTH SKYDIVERS WERE IN FREE FALL UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 4,000 FEET AGL, WHERE THEY TRACKED APART FOR SEPARATION. THE VICTIM DEPLOYED HIS MAIN PARACHUTE AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER DEPLOYMENT STARTED TO SPIN. THE VICTIM'S SUSPENSION LINES WERE TWISTED APPROXIMATELY 3 OR 4 TURNS. THE VICTIM ATTEMPTED TO UNTWIST THE LINES BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE VICTIM DID NOT APPEAR TO JETTISON THE MAIN PARACHUTE PRIOR TO DEPLOYING THE RESERVE PARACHUTE. EXAMINATION OF THE MAIN CANOPY RELEASE SYSTEM APPEARED TO OPERATE PROPERLY, WHEN THE PARACHUTE WAS EXAMINED AFTER THE ACCIDENT, AND THE CANOPY RELEASE WAS STILL STOWED ON THE RIGHT HARNESS, AS IT NORMALLY WOULD BE. THE VICTIM DEPLOYED HIS RESERVE PARACHUTE AT APPROXIMATELY 800 FEET AGL. DUE TO THE MAIN PARACHUTE BEING DEPLOYED, THE RESERVE PARACHUTE PULLED FREE OF THE PACK, THE PILOT CHUTE DEPLOYED AND PULLED THE FREE BAG OUT OF THE PACK, BUT DID NOT UN-STOW ALL OF THE LINES OR FULLY DEPLOY THE RESERVE PARACHUTE. THE VICTIM STRUCK THE GROUND, CAUSING FATAL INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT ITSELF WAS NOT RELATED TO THE INCIDENT.