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FAA incident report · Cessna U206B · Mesquite, NV · October 9, 2011

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Date
October 9, 2011 · 11:57 local
Place
Mesquite, NV
Airport
Mesquite Airport
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N3896G
Reported as
Cessna U206B
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
N3896GRegistered now · Cessna U206BS/N U206-0896 · Built 1967Airframe modelCessna U206BEngine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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This was a tandem parachute skydiving incident involving two fatalities. The investigation was done by the las vegas FSDO. With the assistance of a skydiving subject matter expert, simon wade, it was determined the main parachute failed to deploy and open properly. It is possible the tandem instructor may then have failed to properly use the reserve parachute system. This can not be verified. The reserve parachute wrapped around the malfunctioning main parachute. Both the instructor and student died as a result of ground contact.

As the FAA filed it

THIS WAS A TANDEM PARACHUTE SKYDIVING INCIDENT INVOLVING TWO FATALITIES. THE INVESTIGATION WAS DONE BY THE LAS VEGAS FSDO. WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF A SKYDIVING SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT, SIMON WADE, IT WAS DETERMINED THE MAIN PARACHUTE FAILED TO DEPLOY AND OPEN PROPERLY.IT IS POSSIBLE THE TANDEM INSTRUCTOR MAY THEN HAVE FAILED TO PROPERLY USE THE RESERVE PARACHUTE SYSTEM. THIS CAN NOT BE VERIFIED. THE RESERVE PARACHUTE WRAPPED AROUND THE MALFUNCTIONING MAIN PARACHUTE. BOTH THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT DIED AS A RESULT OF GROUND CONTACT.