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FAA incident report · Cessna 182D · Lexington, TX · April 1, 2012

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Date
April 1, 2012 · 17:00 local
Place
Lexington, TX
Airport
Lexington
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N9048X
Reported as
Cessna 182D
Reported engine
Continental O-470 series
People aboard
0
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
N9048XRegistered now · Cessna 182DS/N 18253448 · Built 1961Airframe modelCessna 182DEngine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

04/01/2012JUMP coach: privacy data omittedparachutist: (snm)privacy data omittedexperience: studentclub affiliation: limitedchutes & equipment: main canopy-performance designs 9-cell PD-260, s/n unk, dom unkharness-rigging innovations, telesis dual, s/n 3716 dom 7/90RESERVE canopy-glidepath, sharpcutter, s/n SC-043A aad RE-50623 s/n 09730 model E/1/F dom 1/90HARNESS-sunpath SJ-7 s/n 3076 dom 5/92AAD-airtech, cypres 2, RE-50623 s/n 09730 model E/1/F dom 7/04OTHER equipment: harness radio for communication, wrist and chest altimetersatc involvement: communication with aircraft was normal, no emergency declared. Subject named man (snm)/parachutist exited the aircraft at approximately 11,000 ft with a jump coach. Snm appeared to be floudering and at approximately 7,000 ft the coach pulled the deployment-ring, out of concern for the snm safety. During deployment the drogue chute and lanyard became wrapped or entangled around one end of the main canopy. This caused the snm condition to begin to spin. According to witnesses, this condition continued to approximately 100 ft when the snm cut away from the main canopy and deployed the reserve canopy. The snm impacted the earth before a complete deployment of the reserve canopy could take place.

As the FAA filed it

04/01/2012JUMP COACH: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PARACHUTIST: (SNM)^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^EXPERIENCE: STUDENTCLUB AFFILIATION: LIMITEDCHUTES & EQUIPMENT: MAIN CANOPY-PERFORMANCE DESIGNS 9-CELL PD-260, S/N UNK, DOM UNKHARNESS-RIGGING INNOVATIONS, TELESIS DUAL, S/N 3716 DOM 7/90RESERVE CANOPY-GLIDEPATH, SHARPCUTTER, S/N SC-043A AAD RE-50623 S/N 09730 MODEL E/1/F DOM 1/90HARNESS-SUNPATH SJ-7 S/N 3076 DOM 5/92AAD-AIRTECH, CYPRES 2, RE-50623 S/N 09730 MODEL E/1/F DOM 7/04OTHER EQUIPMENT: HARNESS RADIO FOR COMMUNICATION, WRIST AND CHEST ALTIMETERSATC INVOLVEMENT: COMMUNICATION WITH AIRCRAFT WAS NORMAL, NO EMERGENCY DECLARED.SUBJECT NAMED MAN (SNM)/PARACHUTIST EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AT APPROXIMATELY 11,000 FT WITH A JUMP COACH. SNM APPEARED TO BE FLOUDERING AND AT APPROXIMATELY 7,000 FT THE COACH PULLED THE DEPLOYMENT-RING, OUT OF CONCERN FOR THE SNM SAFETY. DURING DEPLOYMENT THE DROGUE CHUTE AND LANYARD BECAME WRAPPED OR ENTANGLED AROUND ONE END OF THE MAIN CANOPY. THIS CAUSED THE SNM CONDITION TO BEGIN TO SPIN. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THIS CONDITION CONTINUED TO APPROXIMATELY 100 FT WHEN THE SNM CUT AWAY FROM THE MAIN CANOPY AND DEPLOYED THE RESERVE CANOPY. THE SNM IMPACTED THE EARTH BEFORE A COMPLETE DEPLOYMENT OF THE RESERVE CANOPY COULD TAKE PLACE.