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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 182E · Reedsville, PA · July 7, 2012

Date: July 7, 2012 · 10:11 local
Place: Reedsville, PA
Airport: Mifflin County
Phase of flight: Other, Specify
Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N2889Y
Reported as: Cessna 182E
People aboard: 0
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0

N2889YRegistered now · Cessna 182ES/N 18253889 · Built 1962 Airframe modelCessna 182E Engine 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.

Parachutist christopher brown jumped from a Cessna 182 jump plane operated by Pennsylvania skydiving university corp. a ground witness reported that his chute was at least partially open, but that he was descending at an excessive rate. Mr. Brown was killed on impact with the ground. His experience consisted of approximately 85 jumps. The parachute harness/container was a mirage systems, model Ms. The main canopy was performance designs, model PD193R. The packing record was found in the container and reflects riggers' entries since manufacture in 1999.

As the FAA filed it

PARACHUTIST CHRISTOPHER BROWN JUMPED FROM A CESSNA 182 JUMP PLANE OPERATED BY PENNSYLVANIA SKYDIVING UNIVERSITY CORP. A GROUND WITNESS REPORTED THAT HIS CHUTE WAS AT LEAST PARTIALLY OPEN, BUT THAT HE WAS DESCENDING AT AN EXCESSIVE RATE. MR. BROWN WAS KILLED ON IMPACT WITH THE GROUND. HIS EXPERIENCE CONSISTED OF APPROXIMATELY 85 JUMPS.THE PARACHUTE HARNESS/CONTAINER WAS A MIRAGE SYSTEMS, MODEL MS. THE MAIN CANOPY WAS PERFORMANCE DESIGNS, MODEL PD193R. THE PACKING RECORD WAS FOUND IN THE CONTAINER AND REFLECTS RIGGERS' ENTRIES SINCE MANUFACTURE IN 1999.